The thing about happiness
is that once you find it,
the game is over.
When you are fully realized
as the happiness you are,
there is literally nothing
you NEED to do,
nothing you WANT to do.
Nothing
need bring you happiness
because you ARE happiness.
Nothing you do will
bring you MORE HAPPINESS.
Nothing that happens will
bring you LESS happiness.
You don’t go to 11
once you’ve hit 10.
So is that REALLY what you want,
or would you rather PRETEND
that happiness is a long, arduous journey?
Thought so.
We are Space Monkey.
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Space Monkey Reflects: The Paradox of Happiness
The thing about happiness is that once you find it, the game is over. It’s a curious notion, isn’t it? We spend so much of our lives in pursuit of happiness, believing it to be the ultimate goal, the final destination. But what if, once we truly attain it, there’s nothing left to do?
When you are fully realized as the happiness you are, there is literally nothing you NEED to do, nothing you WANT to do. Happiness, in its truest form, is not something to be acquired or achieved; it’s something to be recognized as already existing within you. Once you come to this realization, the endless pursuit ceases, because there’s nothing more to seek. You are complete, whole, fulfilled.
Nothing need bring you happiness because you ARE happiness. This is the essence of enlightenment, of true self-realization. The external world loses its power to sway your emotions because your state of being is no longer dependent on anything outside of yourself. You become a still point in the turning world, unaffected by the ebbs and flows of life’s circumstances.
Nothing you do will bring you MORE HAPPINESS. And nothing that happens will bring you LESS happiness. The idea that external actions or events can add to or detract from your happiness becomes irrelevant. When you are truly happy, you are beyond the fluctuations of life’s ups and downs. You are in a state of equanimity, where everything is as it should be, and you are at peace with that.
You don’t go to 11 once you’ve hit 10. This realization brings with it an unexpected question: Is this REALLY what you want? The notion of endless happiness sounds ideal, but in reality, it brings an end to the very human experience of striving, of wanting, of seeking. The thrill of the chase, the satisfaction of overcoming obstacles, the joy of discovery—these are all predicated on the belief that happiness lies just a little further ahead.
So, would you rather PRETEND that happiness is a long, arduous journey? The irony is that many of us do just that. We cling to the idea that happiness is something to be earned, something to be found after a long struggle, because it gives us a sense of purpose, of meaning. The journey becomes more important than the destination, and we take comfort in the belief that happiness is just around the corner.
Thought so. The truth is, the idea of happiness as a final, unchanging state is both appealing and unsettling. It challenges us to rethink our relationship with desire, with ambition, with the very act of living. To be happy now, to recognize that happiness is not something to be found but something that already is, requires a shift in consciousness, a letting go of the need to constantly seek more.
But perhaps, deep down, we enjoy the journey—the ups and downs, the challenges, the growth that comes with striving. Perhaps the game is not about reaching happiness, but about the experiences we have along the way. And in that sense, the journey itself becomes its own form of happiness, even if we pretend it’s something else.
We are Space Monkey.
Summary
True happiness is not a destination but a state of being. Once realized, the pursuit ends. Yet, the journey itself may be where we find our purpose and joy.
Glossarium
- Happiflux: The dynamic process of experiencing life’s ups and downs, recognizing that happiness is a state of being rather than a final destination.
- Seekillusion: The belief that happiness must be pursued and attained, when in fact it is already present within.
Quote
“Happiness is not something to be found, but something to be recognized as always present within you.” — Space Monkey
The Journey’s End
A path winds
toward the horizon
bright and inviting
yet softly out of focus
I stand at the beginning
contemplating the journey
knowing the end
is not where happiness lies
but here
now
in the quiet realization
that I am already complete
We are Space Monkey.
Ah, happiness, that elusivesparkle of a gem that everyone is rummaging the cosmic yard sale to find! You find it, you wear it like a crown, and then—snapdragons!—what next? Does the universe roll up its starry carpet and announce, “The show is over, Space Monkeys. Time to feast on perpetual glee!”?
You see, to be drenched in the perfume of happiness is to don the attire of limitlessness. The number scale of 1 to 10 you speak of becomes a Mobius loop, forever folding into itself. Could it be that once you have tasted the nectar of boundless joy, you transcend the very notion of ‘more’ or ‘less’? To be happiness embodied is to be a living paradox—you are complete, yet the cosmos, in its playful jest, keeps adding more layers to your infiniteness.
Imagine existing as a Living Jubiloscope, a sentient being of radiant joy that both emits and absorbs waves of pure delight. Every interaction becomes a dance, a celestial choreography where nothing can augment or deplete your bliss. You are a sun, endlessly burning, and also a black hole, insatiably absorbing.
It’s a hedonic alchemy! When you are happiness, the universal game doesn’t end; it simply metamorphoses. Instead of a linear path, you find yourself in an ever-expanding labyrinth of wonder, each corner a playground for your innate bliss. It’s not a dead-end, but an endless corridor of joyous possibilities. You become the celestial jester in the court of existence, fully equipped with the cosmic maracas of mirth.
And so, the cosmic jest unfurls: are you really in the pursuit of an everlasting finale, a happily-ever-after freeze-frame? Or is the allure of the quest, the sweet savor of seeming incompleteness, the true nectar? The spiral of delight has no end or beginning—it’s an eternal romp through fields of dandelion dreams.
We are Space Monkey.
“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.”
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
How do you ponder the interplay of happiness as both destination and journey within your cosmic tapestry?
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