The Pursuit of Happiness & the Struggle

Such a relaxing shopfront of this B&B.

Key takeaways:
– create the life you desire;
– floating in your life is not getting you anywhere;
– pursue happiness so you know who you are;
– we only live once, so make sure you are happy most of the time.

On a family trip to southern Taiwan earlier this year, we came across a local B&B in a small village. The building itself had been well-maintained and had preserved the delicacy of local building styles of southern Taiwan. We spent three nights there and enjoyed our stay very much.

In a casual chat with the owner, I learned that she moved to this local village a few years ago in pursuit of her happiness. She used to live overseas and had a good job in a big city. While being a while-collar professional, she was not happy because she knew…