Who Always Seems Happy...

The other day my friend came up to me and just said, "You know, you are really good at dealing with people you don't like. I have almost never seen you sad, and I wish I had your life. You are so stress free." On the contrary, my friend.

I was talking to my best friend who I have known well for years. I never tell anyone about bad things going on in my life, but I began telling her all of my struggles. By the time I had finished talking, my friend was speechless. I asked her to say something and she replied, "I would never had guessed you were one with such a hard life. I am so sorry. I never knew." At this point I smiled a little. "I try my best to make it so no one knows. I'm glad it works."

Another time, my friend came up to me after lunch and observed, "I never see you without someone sitting at either side of you. You are never on the end of the lunch table, wherever you sit becomes full of people, and I have even seen people fight to get the seat next to you... I wish people did that to me." And my response to her? "Make yourself the person people want to sit next to. Before you know it, your life will change."

I am always the one who is happy: the one everyone wants to be around, the one who is friends with everyone she meets. But the thing is, if you ever meet anyone like me consider this:

Odds are this person is hiding something about their life. Up until the point when I talked to my best friend no one knew I had such a hard life. This person, like me, uses happiness and friends to escape the difficulties of her home. It makes things worry free, and at this point in my life with all the problems I face, I could use some worry free time.

Next time you meet a person who always seems happy remember this:

It is the happiest people who live the unhappiest lives.