Keep it simple

Ok, so I did say that living is complicated. I lied.
I shouldn't be. It isn't.
We are the ones who make it so.
Living is basically keeping some simple things is mind:
Respect yourself and others.
Always do your best.
Be fair and kind.
Believe in yourself.
Be open to changes.
Love life.
None of this is complicate and it does simplify many of the choices and options we have to make.

Contrary to what we're made to believe, happiness is different things to different people.
For me it could be as simple as lying down in the sand, listening to the waves crashing and looking at the lonely seagull flying close by.
In a broader sense , being happy for me is having a roof over my head, a jobs that fulfills me, enough money for essentials and a comfortable life, but not that much that I would worry more about it than the important things, good communication with the ones I love and care about, good health, and the chance to keep growing and learning.

To other people happiness can be completely different. But the simpler we make it the easier it is to feel happy.

Society as a whole is certainly being sidetracked as to what it is that make us happy. The distractions are too many to count and result in complicated lives and confusion.
Consumerism is one of such complications. People are made to believe that they will never be happy if they don't have that flashy new expensive car, the new nail polish color, the fastest computer on the universe, the biggest house in the neighborhood.
Nonsense, of course, but people fall for it.
The "me" revolution is leading people to think about themselves above everything without looking at how their actions affect others. If you want it, go for it! In theory this is not wrong, when it combined with lack of respect for others it's a disaster: Go for it! Jump over everyone else to get what you want. Lie, cheat if you need. Discredit the ones in your way. Be ruthless.
If the job you want has too much competition find a way to make the others look less suitable for it. If the woman you want is married, disregard the fact please, Go for what you want!

You might end up over your head in debt. You might loose the respect of the people you should care about, you might hurt others in the process but you're there: At the top - whatever the top is for you.

In the end your life is a complicated web that requires super human effort to maintain, and you are still not happy.

No duh! You're going after the wrong things.

Find yourself. Find what really makes you happy. And then be responsible pursuing it.
Be careful that your actions don't hurt others. Do your best with honesty, not deception. Remember to be kind, always. Have the courage to change if you feel you're wrong. Bring the simple pleasures back and enjoy them, instead of spending your energy into achieving what you won't have a chance to enjoy after you have it.

Life Manual is Missing

Sadly, since it is badly needed. Just living is such a complicated thing that it should exist. Actually we all should be born clutching it in our tiny hands, it would save so many mistakes. True people tend to learn more by experience than by "hear say" , and many people don't even read manuals, but it could benefit at least some. I hope you're not expecting me to write a life manual here. It's a humongous task. But I'm sure I can manage some pearls of wisdom to help everything getting started. I can at least try. After all that is the idea of this blog - among other things. Of course if nothing comes to mind, I can surely comment on some life lessons that we all heard before. I can't promise that my comments are the same as yours would be, but hey, we're all different. So stick around, lets get this manual going .