the persuit of happyness

so,
happiness. it's what everyone wants, right?
i know i do. what makes us happy? is it wrong to have little things make you happy? should we focus on Whats Really Important, as opposed to trivialities?
what if Whats Really Important is not something that makes us happy, rather, it's the trivialities that bring a smile to our faces.

these days, it's definately the little things that make me happy, the things that those Older and Wiser would possibly deem 'not so important'
and i guess, in the grand scheme of things, they're not. but they are to me. sometimes.
"maybe it's about stringing together all the little things, making those count for more than the big stuff."
in my humble opinion, i think it's important to have those little things, tiny bursts of golden joy, little intervals of light in the tunnel, to get through the tough bits.
it's important to have things to look forward to, to take time out for yourself, and to just be silly sometimes. it's not a crime to be immature every once in a while. just because we're 'growing up', and will soon have to face 'the real world', we don't have to act like miniature adults all the time, standing around drinking coffee and discussing current affairs.

what's wrong with rolling down a hill, or having a pillow fight, or giggling over something completely stupid?
if those moments - and they come so rarely in this life - bring us happiness, if only for a brief time, is it not better to savour them, ebmrace them, and make the most of them?
because we never know when the next one's going to come along.
sometimes it's nice to stop. take a breather, and indulge in a little harmless fun once in a while, before soldiering on again.

don't let others reprimand you for enjoying life. if they want to plod along, continually miserable, that's their choice. but it's not a vaccuum, you don't have to be sucked in.
smile once a day.
give someone a compliment.
laugh at silly things.
jump in a puddle.
make the little things count.

carpe diem!