happy -- a documentary.

yangkyu and i just upgraded our netflix account so that we can enjoy unlimited streaming video {i know! how did we survive on just 2 hours of streaming video a month?!}. i'm so glad we did. because now we get to crash on the bed or our futon {yep. we're in our mid thirties and still didn't upgrade this to an adult piece of furniture people like to call sofa or couch} and watch endless documentaries.

a couple of nights ago, we sat through a delightful little documentary called "happy." have you heard of it? it's a documentary that explores what really makes people happy and features the lives of people from different walks of life. the biggest argument that "happy" makes is that once basic necessities are provided for, economic factors have relatively little to do with overall satisfaction. people are happy because of non material things in life. like the rickshaw driver in india who said in the documentary.. there is nothing that makes him more happy than coming home after work {despite sometimes it being tough days with rude and difficult customers} and seeing his son smile and greet him. that scene made my eyes swell up with tears. 

i've definitely struggled to stay positive especially when i feel like i have an overwhelming amount of stress or when i just come across really difficult and rude people, but there are definitely days when it just dawns on me that life is really good. and beautiful. and i look at yangkyu and piri and our little home, the all our pictures on our walls and our friends and family and think. wow. we might as well declare ourselves the richest family in the entire world. that is.. rich in happiness and love.