the pursuit of happyness

have you seen that movie? if you haven't, you should.
i was just finishing a book this morning and it was about a woman's all consuming love for a man, and the man wouldn't want to be tied down. so goes the pursuit... so anyway, it got me to thinking about my own life. at my age, i'm still living with my parents, (boo hoo!) which i find suits me well, in truth! i do have a stable job, a relationship? hmmm... of sorts! friends and family i can count on. makes me ask, what more?
i won't be a hypocrite, i want to walk down the aisle in a flowing gown, i want to travel the world, i want to be a millionaire! i want to be slim (hahaha!) i don't want to be famous though. i just want to own a Porsche in gleaming black please, wear gleaming diamonds and a haute couture gown, walking down the red carpet (well not really this one, i guess)
anyway, the bottomline is, we all want to be happy. its what we seek, yearn, long for in our lives. fortunately (or unfortunately) we can't have the same happiness. i mean i can be happy eating a chocolate sundae, another one wants sebastian's ice cream, while others can be happy with the bell-tinkling "dirty ice cream".
as a person, i'm not particularly mindful of other people's lives. i mean so what if so and so just bought a new car ( good for him!) or this girl broke up with her boyfriend. i mean i have my own life to live, my problems to solve. i am the most un-updated person in the world when it comes to gossip!the "scoop" i learn turns out to be so last season! whatever!
in all honesty, i am content. and i found out being content is the secret to happiness. whatever blessings and trials may come upon me, well that's just an added bonus.
after all, you can't have everything. if you did, where would you put it?