Always remember to forget
                                  Troubles that have passed away,
                                  But never forget to remember
                                  Blessings that come each day.

   Finding happiness! The greatest mission of everyone’s life. Let it break through when it will, till then, let’s study the words related to ‘happiness’.

 Euphoria: Excessive happiness. Euphoria is the kind of happiness
which is more than someone’s capacity to bear, a kind of happiness when someone has gone beyond seventh heaven when soaked in delight. Euphoria is a moderately used grade II word in English, it is being used more frequently in modern literature. It comes from the Greek word euphoros meaning a sense of well-being.

    There is always some euphoria in love; but there is also always some reason in euphoria.
   Man, angels and pigs, all can be euphoric, albeit with different objects and subjects.

 Rapture: Similar to euphoria, rapture means happiness due to overflowing emotions but here the reasoning is intact. Rapture is a moderately used grade I word. The roots of this word could be traced to Medieval Latin raptura which means getting carried away.

    If in the after life there is not the rapture of music, we will have to import it.
   You are in the greatest rapture when you are most alive, but the paradox of the life is, it     follows the forgetfulness of the either.

 Gratification: It is the happiness or satisfaction one has, when his desires are fulfilled or the results match your expectations. Gratification is a moderately used grade I word. It comes from the Latin word gratus which means being thankful.

    You can only have gratification if you don’t chase it. A great obstacle to gratification is to expect too much happiness.

 Buoyancy: A great tension has been sloughed off your mind and you feel light and happy. This state is called buoyancy. Literally, it means to float on the water. Buoyancy is a moderately used grade II word. It comes from the Spanish word boyar which means to float.

    The burden of worries is the poison of modern life. Thinking that God didn't do it all in one day makes me buoyant and relieved.
   Even the Gods might envy your buoyant heart when you experience the ineffable joy of forgiving someone.

 Exhilaration: A sudden spike in happiness is exhilaration as when one hears some unexpected good news, good music or experiences an uplifting touch. Exhilaration is a moderately used grade I word. Its origin is from the Latin word hilaritas which means being cheerful.

    Nature has never failed to provide me with the exhilaration that follows a sweet-smelling breeze at the time when the rain comes cracking down after a long summer.

 Ecstasy: Ecstasy is an out-of-world-experience. It is the joy which transports one to cloud nine. It is the kind of joy which makes you feel as if you were on a bed of roses. Ecstasy is a commonly used word. The origin of this word could be traced back to Old French extasie or Greek ekstasis which mean standing outside oneself.

   Man thrives where angels would die of ecstasy and where pigs would die of disgust. 
  Feel the depth, the delight, the gaiety and the ecstasy of the extraordinary thing called love, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.

 Bliss: The kind of happiness which touches one’s heart and soul is called Bliss. This word is often used in spirituality. Bliss is that state of mind which is undisturbed by gain or loss. Bliss is a commonly used word.

    Bliss is not perceived because the soul is walled within the ego. Sometimes, ignorance and illusion are also bliss because in ignorance one doesn’t know how far he has to travel in order to attain bliss! 

 Ebullience: When happiness boils over, it is ebullience. This is due to the exuberance of emotions which can’t be reigned in and they tend to overflow. Ebullience is a rarely used word.

    The dog jumps in your lap. The ebullience with which it does tells you that it loves you more than you love yourself. A dog has got an ebullient tail. When he wants to laugh, he wags it vigorously.

 Effervescence: Very similar to ebullience. Effervescence is the happiness expressed with energy bubbling up. It is a moderately used grade II word. Its origin is found in the Latin word effervēscere  which mean to bubble up.

    I miss my childhood when I see kids effervescently jumping up and down in a puddle of water. No winner of Oscar can render the kind of effervescence that childhood breathes.

 Nostalgia: It is a happiness mixed with sadness. One is happy because once upon a time he was a part of it, at the same time, he is sad because  at the present moment he is not a part of it. Nostalgia is a moderately used grade I word. It is derived from the Greek word nostos  meaning homesickness.

    The generation which once was ruled by curiosity will be ruled by nostalgia tomorrow. Nostalgia is a mystic cloud or cloudy mist which envelopes in moments of solitude. Awareness is a bridge which connects nostalgia with dreams.

 Delectation: The delight one feels after satisfying any sense organ is delectation. What was the banana-apple smoothie you made this morning like? It must be delectable! Delectation is a moderately used grade III word. The Latin word delectare,  meaning charm, is the origin of this word.

    To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.
   A great many delectable recipes were invented accidentally when chefs combined the elements randomly to find a great dish come into existence. 
   What is delectable to your tongue may not be favorable for your body. Good taste never exists. What is delectable to you may not be so for the other.

 Schadenfreude: Happiness derived from the unhappiness or misfortune of others is called Schadenfreude. In German, Schaden means harm and Freude means joy. It is an extremely rarely used word.

     Schadenfreude, the flip side of morality, is present in everyone’s mind. Oscar night itself has become a sort of National Day of Schadenfreude. 
    The news exploded on Twitter with a mixture of confusion, Schadenfreude and obvious jokes.

 Exaltation: The happiness which elevates the mood is exaltation. It is a moderately used grade I word. Exaltation comes from the Latin word exaltare which means to raise high.

    The national anthem gives me the same feeling of exaltation even today, the kind of which I had on the first day of my school. 
   Music is a friend of labor for it lightens his task by exalting his spirit.

   Neither can you uplift yourself to God nor will God lower Himself to receive you. The prayer accompanied by the exalting music will do the trick at once.