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Happiness
KANEKO, Masayuki (Nagaoka National College of Technology)
First, today, I'd like to ask you all to do something for me. Please close your eyes and imagine yourself being happy. Ok, open your eyes. What came to your mind? Did you imagine yourself eating delicious food like French Italian or Japanese? Going shopping to buy some expensive designers stuff? Sleeping in the warm bed? What is happiness? Is happiness just like eating food or sleeping in a warm bed? Dictionary says happiness is a happy time, place, or relationship full of happy feelings and pleasant experiences. I believe happiness is being with people. I want to share three example of happiness today. I interviewed two of my friends and one of the examples is my happiness.First example today is a happiness of an exchange student from China. His name is Wang Zeyu. He has a lot of friends. He likes hanging out with his friends and talking with his basketball teammates. I asked one question for him. Are you happy to be here? He answered yes, he is happy because he knows a lot of people are supporting his exchange year, like his family, his friends back in china. And also he got new friends here. When he doesn't understand language or culture, his friends always help him a lot. He said meeting with people is his happiness. But he wants to see one more person who can make him happy. Guess who? Yes, he is looking for getting a girlfriend here. Girlfriend and boyfriend can make you happy you know. Yeah, sometimes they are annoying though. Anyways, his happiness is meeting with people.
Next example is a happiness of my best friend. Her name is Megumi and she is studying in Philippine now. She said smile is contagious. If I smile, you will smile right? See? You smile, you smile and you smile. She said it's a smile cycle. People can make her smile, and also she can make people smile. When she was in Japan, I hanged out with her and she always made me smile. Her smile is supported by other people around her.
Last example today is my happiness. I went to the USA as an exchange student last year. And I have an unforgettable hugging memory. The first day at my host family's, my host mom came to my room. I was surprised because she rushed to me like a lion. But actually she hugged me and said, “Good night Masa, sweet dream.” I got shocked because I haven't hugged before but I could feel love, her kindness and happiness. She made me happy. As you see, people can make people happy.
Meeting with people is happiness, smile is happiness and love is happiness. Please think about this, if people aren't around you, can you still be happy? I don't think so. We need people to be happy which means happiness is being with people.
Lastly, I want to say I love you to my parents, friends, and my girlfriend. I love you guys. Thank you.
