The meaning of Joy by Jeremy

The meaning of Joy by Jeremy - July 2017 Scholarship Essay

Remember this,that very little is needed to make a happy life.A quote from Marcus Aurelius to show that just little bit of joy can give us the fulfillment in our everyday lives. Just what can the giving of joy really do? Well this can give meaning to life , learn the values, and build a stronger family relationship.
First we need to know what joy is.It is used by making someone’s day  turn into a more positive outlook and a simple smile can brighten up their day. Just by doing this, it gives meaning that with all the negatives,joy outshines the rest of the field and makes life worthwhile. Whether it's helping someone out or doing charity it shows your presence doesn’t go unnoticed and shows sympathy towards that person. In a ted talk from Chip Conley on measuring what life makes worthwhile,  talks about a woman name Vivian did to bring joy to her surroundings.(0.57-1.55) This clip of the ted talk shows that anyone no matter what the circumstances, can bring the presence of joy to others and gives meaning to life.
Joy taught me to appreciate life even through the toughest times. When I was in 5th Grade, i had a knee inflammation and was in the hospital for 5 days suffering in pain; and You might say how do I find joy in that? Well with the support from my family and their time spend to check on me, help me forget about it and reminds me that i don’t have to face a problem all on my own.I felt love, commitment, and how much they care. When a similar situation occurred, earlier this year,my friend had an appendix issue and had trouble with carrying his backpack that he ask me for help. I gladly accept to assist him with his troubles and this situation build up our friendship and learned that to not take life for granted and that anything can happen any given day and to make the most out of it.
Now that we have looked at the life values from it,let’s take a look at how joy builds stronger family relationships.According to an article about Meaning in Life in Mental Health Care, family relationships are cited as the most important source of meaning in people's lives in all cultures and age groups. This study shows how family makes the most impact in our lives and is our source of joy. This is true because whenever i visit my family members (On my Mom’s side) in New York, Every Time I went there everyone was full of joy just by seeing me like in that Ted Talk, your presence does matter and makes an impact in other people’s lives. After that environment of happiness,I didn’t realize that people care of my joy even when they didn’t know Add to dictionary Long ago, I went to Malaysia to visit family,(On my Dad’s Side)the thing is, this was the first time that I get to meet with family members who I never knew.  When I arrived there, everyone was just as excited to see me as my other family members in New York. Now, I can put faces to their names and all it takes was a little time, we just get along and relationship was bond. I’ll remember this for the rest of my life. I hoped everyone had this feeling, but in reality it isn’t the case. That Some have a dysfunctional family or single parent or even no parents and in foster care. Just these unfortunate events shows how blessed I am to be in a family where  there is this presence of joy that I will forever cherish.
Joy has give meaning in Life and taught me values that will carry with me forever. This feeling can never be fully explain in words to show just how powerful happiness has made an impact in our lives. Happiness is what makes life worthwhile and you can’t trade anything for it.
I hope and pray you’ll find yours too.