Einstein Favorites - Birth of Venus

This is and has always been my favorite painting (nothing to do with the soft nudity, really) - Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus holds a special place in my heart. A place that even Da Vinci's work can't touch. I am not an artist nor am I well-versed with paintings and their elements. However, I do like to think that I know a true beauty when I lay eyes on it, even when the beauty is inside. Beauty speaks to me like chatterboxes in a taxi. Here it is:

Pursuit of Happy-ness

Many think of HAPPY-NESS as a feeling and because we do,it turns out to be a temporary state. Only when we think of HAPPY-NESS as a destination do we see the bigger picture. And those who have seen it wil tell you that HAPPY-NESS can be a permanent state. Children enjoy all kinds of weather, they are always HAPPY with what goes on around them. If we are all GOD's children,then the logic here is quite simple - GOD wants us all to be HAPPY, permanently. He has scatterd us through-out this world, not to have us suffer, but to get used to the kind of HAPPY-NESS that we are one day,going to enjoy in Paradise. Because there are greater things that await us there than HAPPY-NESS. So what makes us unique as humans? The different paths we take to reach HAPPY-NESS. All roads lead to Rome but some are more treacherous than others, shorter with big obstacles, longer with valuable lessons. Some just lead to a dead-end. You need to choose your own way and make your own mistakes, that's what mkes life so complicated. But along each way, HAPPY-NESS comes in many forms. Yes, you passed matric, your mum bought a new car, your father got a promotion and you were told you were beautiful. All this lasts for a short time...

But it's all necessary. It is GOD's way of making sure you don't give up on your quest for eternal HAPPY-NESS. Paulo Coelho would call this Beginner's luck: "When you are playing cards for the first time,you are almost sure to win. There is a force that wants you to realise your destiny. It whets your appetite with a taste of success". The paths I want to discuss in great detail are: Religion, Love and Inner peace. But this is merely an introduction, and I shall deal with those later. For now,let us explore THE SECRET OF HAPPY-NESS.