What do I want happiness, endless wealth, carefree life, or a prominent position? If these are not, then what is happiness?
Throughout the ages, countless people have persistently pursued their own happiness. Chang 'e embraced the dream of happiness, swallowed the elixir of life, and flew for nine days, becoming a fairy in the Moon Palace. Can she feel the happiness of being a fairy when she is alone in the cold Guanghan Palace?
Mathilde, who is eager to enter the upper class, wears a necklace and dreams of happiness, but she didn't expect this happiness to be so short. She paid a heavy price for her happiness.
For Grandet, who loves money like life, owning a mountain of gold coins is probably his greatest happiness. But when he sat in a wheelchair and stared at his secret room, even at the last moment of his life, he still remembered his gold. How sad this happiness is.
Many times people often can't see their own happiness, but feel that others' happiness is dazzling. I can't think that other people's happiness may not be suitable for me, nor can I think that other people's happiness may be my own grave.
When China feudal students regarded "the wedding night, the time of to be no.1" as the greatest happiness in life, and struggled for it all their lives, Wu used his pen to draw us a scene of ecstasy after winning the prize. Is that happiness? I doubt it.
What is true happiness? Du Fu said in a poem, "An De Wan Lou will protect the poor in the world." This is Du Fu's view on happiness. "Oh, how can I bow and scrape to those who have high status and high positions? They will never tolerate others showing them a sincere face. " Freedom and happiness are the portrayal of Li Bai's life. Sima Qian explained his understanding of happiness by saying that "people are inherently mortal, or they are heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather", while Fan Zhongyan, who boarded Yueyang Tower, faced with the rolling river, shouted "Worrying about the world first, making the world happy later" as happiness.
Lamenting the ancients' profound understanding of happiness, I gradually came to the conclusion of what I want happiness to be. It is not a precious wealth, not a conspicuous position, but a dedication and sacrifice to others. This is the happiness I want.