What is Happiness?

People have different ideas of happiness and what brings about this wonderful emotion.  For me, it is spending time with my wife, kids, and great friends.  There was an article written by Judy Brady titled, "I Want  aWife," that paints the picture that everyone should want a wife because they are really more like a maid or a mother.  Her viewpoint sounds like that of someone who isn't very happy in her own marriage because she feels like she is supposed to do everything for her husband and kids without any help.  She fails to point out that husbands also do things for their wives.  I think her view fails to see both sides in a happy marriage.  We don't always do things for our family because they are required of us, but we also do them out of love.  When you look at life as chores you are required to do, you fail to see the beauty in doing the same things out of love.  It all boils down to your choice to be happy or not.  You can choose to do the "required" household chores out of love or out of duty.  I think when you choose to do them out of love instead of duty, you will find you are much happier.  I choose to be happy.