I've seen many kinds of people in my life. Some of them are happy. Some of them are not. It's hard to be empathetic when you haven't experience what they had. Sometimes, you would think they are being too sensitive or too emotional; that what they're experiencing can't be worse than what you're currently going through.. Now, after experiencing depression myself, I finally realized the main root of it... in the emotional, psychological and spiritual sense.

We are unhappy and discontent because we are looking at the wrong things.

We are too focused on what went wrong instead how it can be made right.

We are too focused on who left us instead of those who came and stayed in our life.

We are too focused on what we lack instead of what we have been given.

We are too focused on what was done to us instead of making sure we don't end up doing the same thing to others.

We choose to be bitter because of self-pity instead of pouring out love to make a change in the lives of those who are just like us.

We focus on hurtful memories instead of the possibilities of joy in the future.

Whenever we choose sadness, anger, bitterness and revenge? Whenever we let it consume us? We let go of happiness. We let go of peace of mind. We let go of our chance to be what we are meant to be... and that is to be the best version of ourself. 

I am not perfect nor am I never sad. But happiness is indeed a choice. God gives us a new day to start over... something some people never got the chance to have. As long as you are breathing, there is always a chance at happiness. And that choice? No one else can take it from you. It's in your control.