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Isn’t this world wonderful? At any given moment anyone could encounter anything. Everyday everyone is feeling, thinking, pondering, chasing, pursuing something. We are all constantly looking for ways to make our lives better.
There are many things people would pursue. It may well be something simple as a better meal like a bowl of authentic ramen bought from a restaurant in downtown Osaka. Or it could be something obscure like world peace; which, in my opinion is unachievable unless all the governments in the world merge into one mega-state. At times, people may also look for more psychologically and emotionally enriching factors to improve their lives. In short, people will search for friendship, love, and a general sense of belonging in many stages of their life. Even I am on a quest to find where my emotions belong.
The best way to illustrate the mentality behind this phenomenon called “the pursuit of happiness” is by recounting the history of the western world. Ever since European settlers settled on the continent of North America 300 to 400 years ago, the concept of pursuing a better life always existed. In more forms than one could possibly imagine, that belief is passed on to each generation. One example being that in the 1920s people “pursued” a better life in the wild west.
Even to this day I still see the effects of that very influential ideology. When I look down the hallways of the graduating class, I see couples everywhere. The number of couples are not static as the number is growing exponentially before my eyes. Everyone is definitely pursuing better lives.
So isn’t this world wonderful? Simply marvelous in every single aspect. Everyone is free to pursue what they wanted here, and it is suffice to say that everyone is pursuing dreams here.
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