How much does Happiness weigh?

On an otherwise dull Friday evening, this impromptu question by a friend got me thinking for a while. Can happiness be measured? My mind immediately, without a second thought, came back with a "YES" and started making quick notes on what all makes me happy? How much of something makes me happy?


So here goes the list -

  • 1 medium French Fries (Because its always food first :D)
  • An evening spent in Beach.
  • An hour long phone call with a dear friend after ages.
  • An all-nighter at home with my Girls Gumbal (Remember the night before R's Wedding)
  • Solving (read, trying to solve) the Crossword Puzzle in Vaaramalar (its a weekly supplement of a Tamil Daily)
  • First sprouts of the seeds sown
  • Late night movie watching at home, during weekends
  • Meeting up someone I know all of a sudden in a random place. Gosh! Every time I met someone like this, I would be beaming the whole day for no reason.
  • A run along the 200ft road stretch!
  • One night's peaceful sleep
  • Sunrise!
  • Crescent & Full moon
  • Petrichor - the smell of soil from the first rain
  • Balloon shooting at Bessy
  • Staring at the horizon from the peak of a mountain / hill after a trek / run.
  • Bread Omlette from Metro Juice Park
  • A good run with the CTC folks.
This post that stayed in my draft for 2 long years. But even now, most of the above still continue to give me happiness. A few more that I'd add on now -
  • The smile of Athiboy
  • Vacation trips with a girlfriend
  • Harvesting home grown food. 
  • Late-night conversations with the brother man. (Remember the nights we'd spent talking about random things when Bul didn't let us sleep)
  • Reading while eating
  • Gulab Jamun mix
  • Daily calls with Appa
  • Sleeping baby
  • Communicating with Paati through actions and expressions, as she has trouble hearing clearly.

Most of my current list revolves around family, because just like everyone I'm also staying home in this COVID-19 Lockdown. 

This list might need updation over time, but the items mentioned here would surely continue to make me happy anytime. 

5 May 2025 - Made this post see the light of the day by posting it in the blog after 5 (or rather 7, I suppose) long years of being the draft. The list is still very valid. 

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