I am burdened with these thoughts today, I could not sleep, I could not wake, I could not function today without this thought running through my mind. It's the weight of people pursuing happiness. It has not lost its grip on me. It may seem petty or pointless to you. But I truly believe this pursuit is undermining our humanity and in a blind, ambitious leap to grab hold of our happiness we are in fact starving ourselves for lack of joy.
In happy, we make our choices based on feeling with little regard to the future
In joy we choose what will bear the most fruit.
In happy, we are blind to our loved ones grief.
In joy we can empathetically reach out and uplift the hurting.
In happy we waste time in empty dreams.
In joy we passionately pursue the impossible.
In happy, we selfishly make claims about, "our free time, our choice, our expectations"
In joy we face trials in peace, we fight injustice with strength, we boldy bring light into darkness.
In Happy we laugh at others expense
In joy we laugh at the days to come
In happy we look to satisfy our sadness.
In joy we are endlessly looking to increase our joy.
"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" ( Hebrews 12:2 )
For the joy set before Him...
We make thousands of choices a day. What is the will behind them? The pursuit of happiness, or of joy?
What would a society set on ever increasing their joy look like?
