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ISSUE THREE | NOV/DEC

PuRsuit of

happiness

BY: SAMUEL PHILLIPS

et indeed I also count relate to materialism, emotional photography, two- something new
all things loss for the gratification, pursuit of status, to write about and three- (which is
excellency of the fleshly desires are nothing but the most important) such places
knowledge of Christ transient feelings of futility. They make me see things for what
YJesus my Lord, to are here one minute and gone they really are and not for what I
whom I have suffered the loss the next minute. Every form of assume them to be. For me, going
of all things, and count them as materialism always comes an to see a monument or a museum
rubbish, that I may gain Christ and with expiry date and whatever can of antiquity always reminds me
be found in Him not having my own expire is not worth the chase of an that once upon a time, such and
righteousness, which is from the entire lifetime. You don’t have to such was the most important
law, but that which is through faith believe me that the chase of futile pursuit of their day. Meaning that,
in Christ, the righteousness which happiness is nonsense, but the everything man chases after to
is from God by faith; Philippians proof always comes at the death acquire and which he gives all his
3:8-9 NKJV bed. True happiness is found only life’s energy for, and for which he
in eternal things and which only killed or committed crimes to get,
Where a man’s treasure is, there come by the way of the crown of will someday become at best, a
will his heart be and where a thorns and the way of the cross of monument. A monument only good
man’s heart is, that will be the death to self. for teaching the next generation
object of his pursuit. Happiness how stupid it is to chase after
and its pursuit have become what As someone who loves to travel things that expire.
many are talking about globally, and see things, I have visited a few
and the acquisition of that which museums and historical places What is happiness?
gives them most happiness is what within Afrika. Obviously, you pay Certainly, there are lots and lots
many are chasing. Some chase to enter such places as part of of definitions of happiness, even
after the ever elusive happiness, revenue collection (tourism) for the though a lot of these are not really
doing whatever it takes to get it. host nation. You see monuments definitions in a sense, but just a
But obviously, as we all can see, set up in honor of some heroes way to try to explain this elusive
the pursuit of happiness in this from the past, writings in honor concept. That means happiness, in
world is like a chase after shadows of some cultures that are extinct the context of how most people see
and dust. It’s a mirage. And the and even architecture of old that it, is subjective to the individual and
reason is simple. Happiness and is broken down. I love such places their personal experiences. The
the state of happiness as they for three reasons: one- for good positive Psychology researcher,

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