The Most Important Things

What drives us to live? I believe that the answer to this question lies in what we enjoy. Henceforth, the things that we enjoy are the most important things in our life, the force that impels us to be. The most important things in my life have always been my relationships with others, search for knowledge, and pursuit of happiness. I find that with constant application of these qualities, I have been driven to peaks of endearment for my short, yet satisfying, life.

Looking back on my life, I have found my fondest moments to be in the company of others. My earliest memory is of my father raising me into the air, as my tiny hands attempt to grasp a balloon stuck to the ceiling. Together we laughed and, even now, I still recall this memory as the first time that I was truly happy. Over the years, I experienced similar moments that I adore, and they were always with other people. Friendships grow from these experiences, and bonds create a connection that rivals anything placed on this world. A bond that breaks all the emptiness we feel when we find ourselves in a world of depriving loneliness, and a connection that shares our compassions and wisdom, helping us to develop into amazing individuals. Humanity is at its best when it connects. I have learned this and have sought to relate with more people, and it has become important to my life.

With equal importance I have also sought knowledge. My firsts and most frequent questions have always been “why” and “how”. This stems from a natural human curiosity regarding the workings of the world around. Yet, the most satisfying practice in my life has not been acquiring the answer to “why” and “how”, but in the process of learning it. Whether it is through a teacher or personal research, I always end up with a rewarding feeling whenever I learn how to interpret a certain poem, or why a certain event in history happened. The feeling is as satisfying as solving a puzzle or riddle. As a challenge to myself, I seek to the answers of the “whys” and “how’s” of this world. With the satisfaction of discovery in mind, searching for knowledge has become an important and enriching hobby for my life.

Like relationships and knowledge, I pursue happiness regularly in my life. We commonly associate happiness as an everyday occurrence, and take its specialty for granted. True happiness is, in fact, the most intoxicating euphoria anyone could feel. It is a drug, often the most addicting and least sinful of all, that helps us feel most humane. It is also humanity’s most helpful medicine, relinquishing our feelings of despair and depression. Realizing this, it is important to share happiness with others; one’s sorrows can be easily alleviated with another’s cheer. After all, what makes it so good if it is not shared? If we are not joyful, then the world is just as bleak and painful as what we make it to be. Because of this, I have found it important to seek, receive, and share happiness with enthusiasm.

I have lived a short, but wonderful life. It is with my passions for relationships, knowledge, and happiness that I have found it so wonderful. As life continues, what is most important to me will drive me to my future.