Happiness ?

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Came across this quote while reading Marc&Angel's Blog. This quote started me thinking, is it still a valid one ? What defines a creative effort ? should it be a meaningful one ? or could it be one that we perceive to be great except in the eyes of the beholder. My personal view about today's creative efforts is that, it all tends to become money oriented at some point. Gone are days of personalities like Dr. Salk (Thanks to who, the world sleeps without having to worry about polio) and Dr. Kurien (who's effort in bring the white revolution to India, has helped millions). 

In the current scenario, being creative is a question of changing the way the world sees a product. From necessities we have started chasing the wants. It's time we stopped, look back at where the world is heading towards and start making a creative change, that could bring happiness to the community and to one's self. 

In the words of Spock, Live long and Prosper !