The pursuit of Happiness

 It's the 4th of July and most Americans are celebrating independence day - which embodies the right to live, to be free and the pursuit of happiness!

I’m sure there are a million reasons why one can argue that in today’s polarized world we are drifting more and more far away from these lofty ideals, but even with all the current issues, I do believe that the world is a better place each day.

Yes, there are very daunting problems, many of which seem to divide us (not only in the US but worldwide) but at the same time each coin has two sides, and I believe that we should also steer clear of all the media negativity and simply look at our friends, our neighbors and realize that there’s plenty of good as well.

We are free from many diseases that a few decades ago would have killed us

There are more and more free people across the world and more and more minorities are getting more rights (with a few exceptions)

Even in a topic such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict - the number of casualties is less than 100k which is way less than previous wars (I’m not justifying any deaths or not being sympathetic to all of those that lost someone)

So on this day I encourage each and everyone of you to think about how you can pursue your own happiness while also helping others find their own. Happiness isn’t a zero sum game but something each of us should put an effort into so those around us find their own happiness as well.