The Only True Fortune Cookie I've Seen

I went to lunch with my Mom today, we went to Pei Wei. After we finished eating, I had Dan Dan Noodles (so good), we opened our fortune cookies. I cannot remember what my Moms was because it was boring, lame, and entirely untrue as most fortune cookies are. I say most because the fortune in my cookie, although not a fortune, was very poignant. It read "Don't pursue happiness - create it" which was a funny fortune cookie for me to get. This is something I have realized since I was a little kid and once I reached the age of 18 I really had a grasp of this concept. No one or nothing can make you happy except yourself. So many people look to the future, another person, material items, God, or "waiting it out" to be happy. True happiness can only come from within when you are happy not only with yourself but where you are in your life. The "next step", a significant other, money, or fate cannot make anyone happy, those things can be a catalyst to happiness but only when the term content is too mediocre a word to describe your state of being. Even though I have a firm grasp on this concept I can lapse, life is tough at times. Let this be a reminder to both me and you, Don't pursue happiness - create it.