Smiles Vs. Tears

Today I was listening to this discussion on the radio about the kinds of happiness that cannot turn into sorrow. Many people had different thoughts... some said that if you dont have too many wishes, that is, if you are not too greedy, your happiness will be stable. True...if you wish for things within your capacity, that happiness cannot lead to sorrow. Others said, that the happiness derived from hard work will not change into sorrow. True, we always relish the fruits of our hard work. My personal opinion is that if we give happiness its due position in our life, it will not turn into sorrow. But if we treat something as the be all and end all in our life, even though it initially gives us joy, it may turn into disappointment later. For example, if i think that getting first rank is going to give me happiness and i work really hard for it, and i get the first rank, i'm going to very very happy, because my hard work paid off. And if i dont get it the next time, i'm going to be very disappointed. Here, my joy turned into sorrow. If i give the first rank more than due importance and in case i dont get it, then i'm going to be very sad. If i am mature enough to think that a first rank is not everything in life, i'll be in a better position to work towards getting the first rank in the next exam. Short term happiness is not worth the long term happiness in your life. Its ok to lose on short term happiness to ensure the long term happiness. Because in the end, that is what matters. :)