Flow, aka how I am planning to re-encounter with happiness

Today I took an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) test in RMIT in the morning. During the test I read a invaluable article in the reading setion. It was about the way in which we could achieve happiness.

Hapiness, is such a deep word that we are trying to avoid in a conversation. (Ni Xing Fu Me? Are you happy about your life?) I personally experienced several periods of unhappiness and of course am eager to pursuit such a mood.



The article in the IELTS test cited a term 'Flow' in a psychological manner. Such term refers to the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity.(WIKIPEDIA) Staring at the colourful chart on its wikipedia page, I somehow rememorized the story of Rainbow Flower, a childhood classical. For those who have not been aware of this story, it was about a kind girl who received a rainbow flower from an elder lady. The flower has seven petals and each of them could fulfill a wish..... It was a beautiful story that I loved it so much.

So back to the topic of happiness. I realize that the process of achieving personal goals are at the same time gaining happiness. Diet, gym, exercise, language study and so on... By achieving such goals, you will have a Flow in you and you are happy.