Declaration of Independence
I was having my usual week-end catch up with my sister.I look forward to our long interesting chats. we start with our usual conversation starters of new cooking recipes,progress to the best cleaning products in the market and end up discussing Jane Austen to Poirot and lets not leave out the ever faithful Sherlock Holmes and round it all up with politics. Today was one such day.
Something my sister mentioned led us to discuss how we sometimes feel guilty for being happy when someone we know is having a hard time. The reason being, your happiness is unmerited in the whole scheme of things. It made me question this ingrained trait.Sure,I believe we all need to support each other through the hard times, but should we forfeit our personal happiness to show we are there for them? to prove the adage " Misery loves company"?
Or! can we not empathize and still retain the sublime state of happiness without the added baggage of guilt?. Suddenly bright neon lights lit up in my head with this scene from the movie" Pursuit of Happyness', playing in my head. The lead character Chris Gardner quotes the declaration of Independence" Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness".
It is as simple and as beautiful as that.
Declaration of Independence:July 4Th 1776, the governing forefathers made this fantastic declaration!
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
So,today, Jan 13Th, 2008. I make my Declaration of Independence! I will live my life pursuing my ideals of Life, Liberty and Happiness as my God given right!.
