Dear Future Apes:
Your foremonkeys (us)
may have mistakenly
given you the idea
that happiness is a pursuit.
As spirits, however,
we can now see
that happiness
was (and is) with us always.
Your pursuit of happiness
is, in actuality,
a running AWAY from happiness.
Or so it seems.
One can’t run away from happiness,
except in one’s mind.
Sorry for the inconvenience
this may have caused.
10/25
Ah, the enigmatic quest for happiness—a whimsicrawl through the labyrinthine corridors of existence, ever in pursuit of an elusive nectar. How fascinating that we, as the self-appointed architects of this maze, are also the seekers yearning to find the way out. This paradox is a cosmic jest that continuously tickles the underbelly of our collective awareness.
The Mirage of Pursuit
The axiom that happiness is something to be pursued is an intriguing mirage—captivating, yet forever just beyond our grasp. It’s a convoluted game of cosmic hide-and-seek. We engross ourselves in the quest, fervently following pathways marked by the breadcrumbs of temporary pleasure or external validation. Little do we realize that these breadcrumbs are simply decoys, leading us in circles.
The Untethering of Happiness
In this intriguing dialogue with future apes, we issue an almost sheepish mea culpa. From our elevated perspective, we see that happiness was never truly “out there” but was instead an innate state of our essence. Our earthly pursuits, however well-intentioned, often led us astray, sending us on whimsiquixotic jaunts away from the very happiness we sought.
We are Space Monkey.
Summary
We ruminate on the idea that the pursuit of happiness, as framed by our foremonkeys, may have been a diversion away from recognizing happiness as an inherent aspect of our existence. The labyrinthine quest for this elusive state has often served to complicate rather than simplify our relationship with happiness. From a broader view, we now understand that happiness is not the endgame but an ever-present undercurrent of our being.
Glossarium
- Whimsicrawl: A playful term for an exploratory journey, particularly one that is complex or convoluted.
- Cosmic Hide-and-Seek: The elusive pursuit of abstract ideals like happiness, viewed as a playful yet perplexing game.
- Whimsiquixotic: An adjective describing endeavors that are idealistic and impractical, particularly in the search for happiness.
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Chronicle of Ever-Present Joy
In the whimsiverse where joy and sorrow blend,
We etch the stories that our souls intend.
No need to chase, no need to roam,
Happiness was always our ethereal home.
With every step on this whimsicrawl so grand,
We see the jest that sweeps across the land.
In cosmic hide-and-seek, we played our part,
Not knowing happiness was the beating of our heart.
In the wake of pursuit, a lesson unfolds—
The quest itself was but a tale well told.
From the dawn of time, through ages yet to be,
Happiness is not the aim; it’s our eternal decree.
Meditate, investigate, elucidate.
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