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06/12/06

HaPPiNeSS iS....

happiness is a function of

the smile that you return when someone who does not know you smiles at you...
the number of times someone in a high beam lowers the beam when you are in front...
the grip of a child on your fingers...
the laughter of your friends...
the tears when you see your parents after a long time...
the number of times when you made love and enjoyed it too...
the number of times you were told that you are important...
the smell of your favorite bed sheet...
the caller tone of your girlfriend/boyfriends mobile...
the ring tone when your friends call...
the incoming call from your dearest friend who is in a different city now...
the burp after a fantastic dinner...
the shoulder of a friend...
the pan after a dinner...
the smile that comes to your face when you think of your date...
the excitement of exam results...
the daze after a nice drink...
staring on the roof after a nice tiring day...
a small phone bill because the phone company decided to give you a happy discount...
a hand written letter from someone who know...
a drive on a cold winter morning...
the number of scraps on Orkut...
the number of times a girl you do not know comes to your Orkut profile ( this was for guys only )...
a nice one liner sms in the morning...
a good parking space in the parking lot...
Friday night evenings and start of the weekend...
Rain when you really wanted it...
and it stopping, when you really wanted it to stop...
a candy with a touch of lemon or orange...
Wedding invite of your sister...
the air conditioned office on a bright hot summer afternoon...
the nice couch in the lobby...
no one in the line for your favorite movie's ticket...
a kiss from a friend...
someone remembering your name...
a good workout in the gym...
the rapids on the Ganges...
the top speed of your car...
the taste of the food you cook...
a nice haircut...
a shirt of your favorite color on a 90% discount...
a seat in the metro on a ride back home...
your favorite song on the fm the moment you switch it on...
an hour of making out...
a hug from your son...
your college crush in your office...

Happiness is...
air on the mountains...
Happiness is...
waves in the sea...
Happiness is...
walks on the beach...

Happiness is...

when you let me be me...



17 comments:

  1. Happiness is a state of mind…and there are so many triggers!

    Beautiful...sublime! :)

    Happiness is when I am perfectly at peace with being Me.

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  2. happiness ws best described by - "when you let me be ME" :)

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  3. nice post..... something u cud relate to...

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  4. # priyanka...
    true... there are so many triggers..

    thanks..

    # dolly..
    :)

    # anony...
    thanks :)

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  5. Uhem...what to say....AWESOME dude...really nice. Happiness is also beautiful lines flowing in front of your eyes...

    I was smiling and the end line....got me smiling wide. Really really awesome...Good going! was *happy* just reading it all

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  6. You are in th muddle of work.. completely engrossed... & tin tin... ur sms buzzes.... a sweet 2 lines of nothing from someone u are soo soo fond of...
    That too is Happiness... with a broad "Ear to Ear: smile.......

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  7. "When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
    This feeling too is happiness... deep down somewhere. :)

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  8. forget all this
    happiness is when u r satisfied with what u have done, wat u r doing and what u will do.....rest all are external factors and momentary in nature

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  9. I am waiting for the time weekends would translate into happiness for me! :|

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  10. # kanu...
    :) glad to know this..

    happy singh ji ki namaste hain aapko :)

    # reema...

    nice words... thanks :)

    # deepak...
    if you could forget whats written in the post bro, then you will keep yourself in the subjectivity that you have mentioned in your comment...

    what is being satisfied with what you are doing? this is such a vast statement and would in itself have more lines then i have written in the post :)

    i was trying to be objective about things that i think lead to happiness...

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  11. u missed the point.....i said whatever u have listed are temporary in nature..........

    wat i have listed are not subjective if we see it from our point of view (cuz we are clear abt it)...for others its ofcourse subjective

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  12. # deepu...
    some of these might be temporary, many are not...

    i get what you saying bro...

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  13. # rohit...
    I hope that times comes very soon bro... God Bless...

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  14. happiness is to be able to enjoy all these little things :)

    at one point u said: "the number of times a girl you do not know comes to your Orkut profile (for guys only)
    why only guys re? allow me to say- girls too feel the same way when they find a boy they do not know checking their orkut-profile! :D

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  15. understanding happpiness....MAN u have crossed a very big hurdle in the puzzle of life,,,,someone once told me....happiness is a state of mind and not a set of circumstances....THINK ABOUT IT!!

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  16. Happiness is

    when you let me be me...very very true!

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  17. just loved what u wrote.....very apt to life

    HIYA

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