A lot of people are still searching for happiness.  Yet, each person defines happiness by their own definitions. It is not a fixed definition that people find in books or memorize  to apply on their lives.  It is simply that everyone views happiness differently.  And, they are striving  to get it even if it means crossing all the seas of the world.

One definition of happiness is satisfaction.  It is the dictionary definition.  When you are satisfied with yourself or your life, that also means you are happy too. On the contrary, the people who are dissatisfied  with their lives are the unhappy ones.  Satisfaction means you don’t demand more things because you have it all. The person who always demand  for more is in a case of dissatisfaction. Realistically, human beings are never completely satisfied. Let’s take this as an example, if you have ten lovely dresses in your wardrobe, are you going to stop buying dresses for the rest of your life or are you still going to the shopping mall to buy a new one?  The truth is, once you find your perfect dress, you are going to put it in your shopping bag.  People always think that what they don’t have at the moment  is always better, gorgeous and wanted. 

Yet, they don’t always demand materials. They also demand the things that are not physical as well.  It is a common saying that “money doesn’t buy happiness.” We hear it a lot, but what does it really supposed to mean?  It means that even if you’ve got all the money of the world, you are still not the happiest person on earth.  Does anyone doubt that? It is very true that you may be extremely happy because you can do anything you want with that endless amount of money, but you may also lack other things and in that case, money is not much of a solution. If you took an inside look at the lives of the rich people, you will see that their lives are more problematic than the poor ones. The Poor  live a very simple and perhaps a happier life, whereas the rich live in very complex contexts. The more money in our pockets is, the more things we desire and nothing really satisfies our needs.  Naturally, a kid  from a wealthy family would ask for more things than a kid from a normal family.   The point is, it is not about being rich or poor, it is about what happiness means to you as an individual regardless of who you are or what sort of life you are living.

Ultimate happiness is not easy to find or capture. There is no single person in this world that is ultimately happy.  All the happy moments that we  have been through throughout our lifetime are just temporary and never permanent.  We do feel the elation at those moments, but once the moments are done and passed, we are no longer happy. One person might think that the ultimate happiness is being lost at a fascinating place and forgetting all the worries. Another person would say that his ultimate happiness is being at the beach in a full-moon night. However, we don’t  know what the real ultimate happiness really is.  Lastly, people  still haven’t completed their search in finding the ultimate happiness. 

Does anyone believe in music therapy? Believe it or not, music is a therapy. Music can affect your mood, which means that it can make you feel better. It can alter your state, and it can alter mine, too.

I am a music lover, and I listen to music every day.  Also, I always get emotionally affected by music. If I were sad, it can make me happy. If I were happy, it can make me happier and lift my spirit up. Music can even make us laugh or make us cry. If I were listening to a sad song, I would feel the tears inside of  my eyes right away. It is my nature that I am so passionate about music.

Not only the music, but also the singer’s voice plays a role. A singer’s voice can move you emotionally if it was so good at singing. Yet, not all the voices can have the same effect to the listener. In addition, I like to pick the soft voices because they really make me live in my own peaceful world.

More important, I care about the words, which means that the lyrics have to contain strong and meaningful words. Sometimes, a song can really relate to me or you in some way. A song can also relate to my life or yours. Perhaps it is the choice of the words and the way it is sung. So, have you ever listened to a song that you think it is about you? Then I share you the same feeling.

Music can also relate to your past memories. Imagine that you were listening to a certain song when you were a kid and this song was replayed many times. Thus, when you listen to it as an adult, it will remind you of your childhood or some events happened during that time. I have lots of songs which still remind me of my past days.

At the end, music is more than just a melody. Music is like a magic, and it has some kind of a power. Music does relate to your emotions and internal state. This is what I discovered.