Are You Happy??????

A dreaded question or not, are you happy. My wife asked me this last night and of course I immediately said, sure I'm happy. Of course, she didn't let me off with the flip, yep answer, she wanted me to think about it and then answer, something I am supposed to do tonight....boy I hate pop quizes.

Its a funny question, a few weeks ago I was listening to CBC 1, a sure sign of getting old that I have begun to prefer this station to even the easy rock stations. Anyway they were talking about this question and quoted the French Actress Geneveave Bu something, a famous and aging french actress who when asked the questions said that no one can always be happy you can be content and happy sometime and since happiness comes from pleasure you should seek pleasure and the things that please you.

Well that then begs the question what pleases me and to that I must say I don't really know, I like alot of things, my family, old movies, cooking, 70's music, and doing my job but do these things give me pleasure or are they distractions. Not my family of course or my job these things while are more complex than anything that can be described as pleasures, they can be pleasing, they give you hope and affirmation and love, but also responsibility and as we all know frustration and stress, they cannot be reduced to simple pleasures.