A Simple Answer to the Complex Question

What is your answer to the question Are you happy?. Not like happy right now but are you living a happy life?

Most of us are unable to answer because we don't know the scale to measure happiness. 

I am in Dharamkot, Himachal Pradesh. Despite on vacation, I had to work fulltime due to unforeseen project plan changes. As there's no Zomato or Swiggy here, we are forced to step out for our breakfast & meals. Dharamkot is a small hippie town and you find lot of Israeli guys and girls around. Lhasa Tibetian Restaurant is their favorite place, so is ours. 

I never found any of them alone. There's always a friend beside or a large group, talking animatedly. They talk, laugh while they wait for meal and some more, afterwards. On next table, I see Indian couples sitting together but lost in their phones. 

I couldn't help but think, what is a happy life? Isn't it these small moments? I must spend them wisely. 

I am reading The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking . It has inspired me to observe, think, appreciate & write.