Happiness

Content and happiness found in good company

This song about happiness 행복 has been running in my mind since I watched the first episode of Park Sihoo-ssi’s reality show “Amazing journey with pets 개밥주는남자 – 개묘한여행“. If you are wondering, it is the “Snack Song 간식송” from J. Rabbit 제이레빗, a ladies duo who create music with universal appeal, for everyone.

No doubt it is a catchy Korean song but it also impressed upon me what happiness can be. 

Naver Video – Channel A’s “Amazing journey with pets 개밥주는남자–개묘한여행” Episode 1, Park Sihoo-ssi’s cats & their snacks, 17 August 2019

https://tv.naver.com/v/9549074

Yes, Park Sihoo-ssi’s pet cats Jami and Dami find happiness when their dear old dad gives them treats. From the show, we can see from their responses the joy they derive from the simple pleasures of just treats 간식. Basic needs that are so easily satisfied!

Maybe this concept of what constitutes happiness can have a rub-off on two legged humans as well. In Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs”, food is the most basic need and then it moves upwards to safety, love and belonging, esteem and right through to self actualisation.  At that stage, I wish people would be content and live happily…but alas, it just might not stop there.

Jami & Dami’s happiness with snacks

We can see, especially with recent events, that happiness can be destroyed so easily with thoughtlessness words and actions. And before you know it, find yourself back at the bottom of the hierarchy! So fragile it is that years of  hard work in construction can lie in disparate destruction in a matter of weeks! A thriving and vibrant city reduced to one where people drat to go out because of disruptions and even encountering violence!

So treasure and enjoy every bit of happiness you can find…even the most simple pleasures, like snacks!

Youtube Video – Park Sihoo “Happiness in simple pleasures”, 23 August 2019

https://youtu.be/UIPPGGHQgUA

Youtube Video -Snack Song (간식송) – J.Rabbit (제이레빗)

https://youtu.be/wlx-T7j-Of0

幸福

自从观看了施厚君的真人秀综艺节目“给狗喂饭的男人–奇妙的旅行개밥주는남자– 개묘한여행”以来，这首关于幸福的歌曲一直在我脑海中浮现。这首歌是来自J. Rabbit 제이레빗“的小吃曲간식송”，是女子二人组为每个人创造具有普遍吸引力的音乐。

毫无疑问，这是一首引人入胜的韩国歌曲，给我留下了什么是“幸福”的深刻的印象。

是的，施厚君的宠物猫扎米Jami和大米Dami在他们亲爱的老爸给他们小吃时，感到幸福。从节目中看到他们的反应就知道简单的待遇令他们感到快乐。基本需求很容易被满足！

In cat company

也许这构成幸福的概念也会对两只腿的人类产生影响。在马斯洛Maslow的“需求层次”中，食物是最基本的需要，然后向上移动就是安全，爱和归属，尊重和自我实现。在那个阶段，真希望人们满足并幸福地生活…但是，唉，可能不会就此止步。

可以看到，特别是在最近的现实中，幸福可以因为轻率的言语和行动轻易地被摧毁。在不知不觉中，突然发现自己回到了层次结构的底层！如此脆弱，多年的建立可能就此被破坏！

所以珍惜并享受你能找到的每一点的幸福…即使是像小吃这样的简单乐趣！

A world full of love and happiness

Lyrics of the Snack Song 간식송 – 제이레빗 (J Rabbit)

Credits – Many thanks! Youtube video by Daniel World, Channel A, @dogcattrip, ParkSihooSsi.com, ParkSihooHongKong.com