The quest for happiness

Everybody wants to be happy but most people aren't happy, in fact, they are as far from happiness as possible. One of the reasons for not being able to attain that state of happiness is that people tend to search for happiness outside of their own selves. They feel that some person or some material thing outside of them will make them happy. And this is something that is far from reality, they spend their entire time searching for happiness which cannot be found. The truth is that the capacity to make oneself happy lies with the person himself. Being satisfied with oneself and being accepting of one's all faults as well as goodness is what makes a person content and happy. Self love is one of the biggest aspect of happiness. A person who cannot love himself, cannot love anyone else. Only when the cup is full that it brims over and spreads love and happiness.
Another reason for not being happy is that we tend to hope and wish for a happier future. The problem is that we are living in our future. Today is yesterday's future. We end up wasting our time hoping for a future that wouldn't come if we don't try to make our today happy. One has to live in the moment, taking one day at a time. Being present is what makes for happier memories. If our today is happy, our tomorrow will also be as it would have ceased to worry us.