is it true or is it illusion?

I just had my BIG birthday a few days ago...having gone thru xx yrs and i came to realise something....there are times when we feel happy because you buy something you like, be with someone you love, or good things just happen to you...sometimes you feel frustrated coz things don't go your way or you are under alot of stress...other times you feel sad because your love ones abandon you or hurt you...there are also times you get mad or even furious coz someone just bullies you etc etc...somehow, your feeling is being controlled by a lot of things such as people, environment, deadline, actions etc....but have you ever thought that sometimes, feelings are all created by one person? Who has such power you may wonder...think clearly....

YOU are usually the one creating those feelings...why would you feel lonely if you already have plenty of friends and family with you, why would you feel depressed if you already have other love ones to surround you, why would you feel whatever you feel if you are blessed with alot of other things except for the one thing you may have missed? I was talking to my taiwanese friend and LJ, we all agreed that loneliness is just your own masterpiece...if deep down, you only want one thing that you know you cannot have, no matter how much other things you have, you will always feel unhappy~~~

"Like the feeling of loneliness, if one’s heart is isolated by himself, even though he’s with a bunch of friends, he’ll still feel lonely, but if he know how to make himself happy, he’ll still feel contented even if he is by himself." ~Quote from the famous author, LJ~

So my question is: do you think whatever you feel is true or is it just an illusion?

the key to happiness is: to be contented for what you have and who you are and you will be amazed at how blessed you are. :)