Wonderings 21

 Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness...

Well,

we know what life is because we are alive, breathing, and thinking.

Well,

we know what liberty is because we live in the USA and have more freedoms (liberty) than any other country in this world.

Well,

pursuit of happiness...

This one's a pisser because the notion (concept) of happiness varies from person to person.

Not only that...  but...

our happiness CANNOT ENFRINGE on the rights of others.

For instance...

let's say you are sitting under an umbrella down at Myrtle Beach, SC and the two visitors to your left who have rented that umbrella are smokers, and their secondhand smoke, drifts into your space that you have rented.

Similarly.

Let's also say that the couple sitting under their rented umbrella are playing RAP MUSIC so loud that it can be heard one hundred feet in all directions.

What RIGHTS do YOU have and what RIGHTS do THEY have in regard to the HAPPINESS concept that the three of you have been given?

Obviously, nobody is silly enough to take any of those people to court to prove a point - the lawsuit is likely never make it to court, being deemed frivolous and tossed out.

But,

this example creates the point beautifully that PURSING HAPPINESS is not as easy as it sounds, even though it is a right that has been given to ALL AMERICANS.