Friday, August 5, 2016

An Inquiry About Happiness


I come to this question: What shouldn’t we give, while pursuing happiness; this goal rapt in humanity, this blanket of scars, this reservoir of tears; to arrive in segments, addicted to that feeling, as to manipulate endorphins. Such held traditions—advocate joy, an epicurean society—where bliss is manners, as to avoid pain, as one dedicated to this lifestyle; but what of disposition, this inner whirlwind, where one is mostly heavy: streaming through consequences, channeled by ghosts, the product of a harsh environment? It seems explicit—this need for flowers, if not to lean towards hedonism: this chasm of pains, as exhausting joys, filled with this sort of sickness! So opt for balance, a sensational pyramid, where the heart is seeking joy: this fever of times, this parade of tunnels—as to turn to a point of stases. Such sensations—cause an imbalance, as such is known to us as balance: this inner fiction, as coupled in realities, while forming a slanted illusion; while still for bliss, this cultured horizon, knitting treasured moments. We often say—The greatest amount of joy over pain, for the greatest number of people. We speak of good, as a living entity, where so much is problematic. It appears as nonsense, this chase for infinite satisfaction, within a realm of madness; but more for humans, this graph of sadness, as compensated by bliss: to measure that next round, the hours of a long week, this need to unwind; where joys are monitored, as judged by souls, while examining the greater good. We begin to wonder—of something so elusive, where moods are the roots of happiness; where an atmosphere is pleasant, but a mood is shabby—this need to harmonize the two; else for imbalance, as to manipulate these elements, as to become centered in that moment. I retreat.      

Strumming a Harp

By language we speak to audibility and coherence. To compose to feel understood, in spite of language applied. A person spends years misunde...