Day 361: Standards of Happiness

Our standards for happiness grew over time. Back then we sought sweets, little amount of coins and a silly source of entertainment. We were that shallow but as time goes by they all wither away. What we want is the greater things in life. There is nothing wrong with that but in search of those things; the plot twists, huge amount of cash, almost everyone's approval and many more. We tend to grow unhappy because they are long term goals and we want them now. 

As kids we always count the little achievements. Whether it's winning a silly game, picking up a random coin on the side of the road or just being praised by doing a little task. All of that made us happy. Counting those little victories along the was was enough fro us to make us smile. Because of this we thought that growing up we would have this happiness more since we would be of legal age and we ought to have more money. But boy, we were wrong.

I don't know what made us miserable growing up. Is it the over the top expectations? The disappointments of growing up? or the fact that we were losing hope as we learn about the world. Whatever it is, someone please figure it out.