Inspired by Langston Hughes’s poem, “A Dream Deferred” 

What does it mean to be happy?

Does happiness come from being around the right people?

Does it come from the quality of one’s life?

Does it come from the life fully examined?

Or does it come from the life unexamined?

Perhaps, it’s the joy people find
Once they realize that everything
That has ever happened to them
Has occurred with a purpose,
For a reason,

That serendipity pursues
Those who actively seek it,

Because happiness is not a formula,
But rather,
The complete surrender to the unknown,

And the acceptance of even the unfortunate

As a blessing

Published by Andrew Blitman

Andrew Blitman is a poet and artist who is also the webmaster of this blog. He is the published author of 13 books, including "Birthright 2012: A Voyage into the Heart and Soul of Israel" and the "Wild Writers" Series. He can be reached at this e-mail address: andrew.blitman@gmail.com View all posts by Andrew Blitman