Happiness (Sumblog 5)

Happiness can come in many different forms. Although Martineau didn't clearly define what human happiness really means, everybody has their own definition of what happiness is. In some people's eyes happiness can be how much money and success you have. To others it can be how you fit in to your society. Others might say that their relationships with God, family, and friends make them happy. Finally, people might think that doing good things for others in their lives make them happy.

To me, happiness is the relationships you have. First with God, then your family, and last but not least your friends. I am a Lutheran from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. My relationship with God is the most important thing in my life and makes me beyond happy to be so close to him. My family is by far the next most important thing in my life. My relationship with my parents, brother, and all of my other family really makes me happy. The fact that we are all so close and get along well is enough for me. Finally my friends, I enjoy hanging around them and the relationships I have with them.

In my opinion money, and success are just bonuses to happiness from relationships. They may not be necessary but they are definitely a luxury that no one would ever turn down.

This song is about what true happiness really is. I believe that true happiness is knowing that God sent his only son Jesus to die in our place to save us from our sins, defeat the devil and rise again to be with God heaven. Knowing this is an amazing feeling and makes me happy.