Happiness Novels & Stories

ELENA POV Mabilis ang lipad ng helicopter pero pakiramdam ko ay nakahinto ang oras. Nakatitig lang ako sa mukha ni Hope. Sobrang puti niya, halos kasingkulay na ng telang nakabalot sa kanya. Hindi siya umiiyak, hindi rin gumagalaw—isang bagay na mas nakakatakot kaysa sa kahit anong lakas ng pag-ungal.

Their happiness is also my happiness. The happiness of our life depends upon the quality of our thoughts. But the quality of our thoughts depends on the people we have in our life. My happiness is my daughters. I'm happy that I gave birth to my children and I didn't regret it. I'm happy to know na hindi naka apketo sakanila ang nagyari kahapon. Tulak-tulak ko naman ang cart na naglalaman ng mga kakailanganin namin sa pang araw-araw.

“Where are you planning to go?” Umiling lang ako. Wala akong plano, hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. “You are nowhere to go,” he commented habang umiiling. “Harrington deserves to know.” Hindi na niya na kailangan dahil magkaka-anak na siya sa ibang babae! Isusumpa ko silang dalawa na hindi sila magiging masaya sa buhay nila. Happiness is from satisfaction. Kaya tayo nagiging masaya dahil satisfy tayo sa ginagawa natin, and we’re happy because a certain thing made us happy and satisfy. Iba ang satisfaction sa happiness. Happiness is what stupid people are chasing.

Hudyat na may papasok. --- I used to think happiness was a place you ended up. As I got older, I began to think happiness was found in the journey you took to get there, the process of actually getting to a certain place. What I discovered was that happiness isn’t about the destination, and it’s not even about the journey. Happiness does not magically happen when you get to a certain space, nor does it happen on the way there. Happiness happens when you sit exactly where you are and you choose exactly what you let go of and what you h

si Clay na tinuon ang paningin sa labas ng bintana na nanatiling nakasandal. Hindi ko alam kung guni-guni ko ba pero bakas sa tinig nito ang pait. "Happiness? Maybe it depends on your belief. I can't answer to that either, every person has a different perspective and to be honest, I really don't know the real meaning of happiness... for me, my happiness is that I can be with the important people in my life, family and —friends." "I see," bumuntong hininga ito pagkatapos at pinikit ang mga mata habang binaybay namin ang daan patungo sa bachelor's house ng binata.

Lumapit ako ng kaunti, tinitigan ko siya nang diretso sa mata. “Katalina… I used to think happiness was about success, about reaching goals, about proving something. But then I met you. And everything changed. Because with you… happiness is just sitting next to you, sharing breakfast, hearing your laugh, or walking like this, hand in hand, with no destination but peace.” Tahimik siyang tumingin sa akin, nanginginig ang labi. “Zach…” Huminga ako ng malalim, ngumiti ng matamis.

Naramdaman ko ang paghaplos ng kamay niya sa katawan ko at mga hita ko, ramdam ko rin ang kuryenteng dulot ng paghaplos niya sa katawan ko at parang dinadaya na ako ng katawan ko dahil bawat haplos niya ay gustong sumunod ng katawan ko, hindi ko alam kong ano itong naramdaman ko, Napakagat ako sa labi ko at parang ngayon ko lang ito naramdaman sa buong pagkatao ko ang ganito pakiramdam na parang nag-iinit bawat haplos si Steven hanggang dinakma niya ang dalawang dibdib ko kaya lalong hindi ko alam kong anu itong nararamdaman ko parang may kuryente na dumadaloy sa bawat kalamnan ng katawan ko at parang may isang batis na aagos palabas sa bandang dalawang hita ko Bigla may pumasok sa utak ko n

‘Ang hirap naman ng pangarap mo,’ sabi nito. She furrowed her brows. ‘No, it’s not. It’s easy peasy. You just have to do this.” She gave him a toothy smile displaying her missing front tooth. He laughed and just pushed the swing she was in harder. The memory left heart chest heavier than it was a few minutes ago. Dahil tama si Gael, mahirap ngang maging masaya. With the things she’s facing now, she’s not even sure if she’ll ever really know happiness. Sana nga sa isang simpleng ngiti lang naroon na ang saya. But happiness is not found in smiles not even in laughters. It goes way deep into your heart— to your very soul. A Beauti

Pabiro pa na turan ni Haven na ikinatawa lang ni Valerie. "Hindi naman kaso ang age gap relationship sa mundo natin. Marami akong kilala na mas malaki pa ang age gap sa inyo ni Rhys. As they said, your heart knows things that your mind can't explain. Follow your heart, do the things that make your happy, in the end, happiness is what we're looking for in this life," segunda ni Tasia na ikinasang-ayon naman ng iba. Huminga ako ng malalim at ininom ng diretso ang Iced Tea ko. I agree with her, happiness is what we're looking for in this life.

It's my turn to sacrifice for him because he sacrificed his life for me. Titigil na ako sa pagggawa ng mga bagay na para sa sarili kong kaligayahan. Ayoko ko nang maging selfish. If quitting on my job makes Hope happy, I will gladly do it for her and for her brother. They're happiness is my first priority even it brings pain within me. The grief I'm feeling inside is nothing compared to the bliss it brings to the people around me. Ano naman kung malungkot ang buhay ko kung dahil dito sumasaya sila?