You could be happy

I've had something on my mind for a while now. I've been wondering, how do we know when we're happy? And, are we even ever truly happy? Most people go through life searching for new ways to find happiness, but when do we make time for being completely satisfied and wanting for nothing more than what we have? Have you honestly ever had a moment in your life when you've thought 'I'm completely happy'? From my (admittedly limited) perception of people, it seems that most of us strive for things we don't have, and that's just how it goes.
Buddhism refers to greed as one of the 'three poisons' of life. Well, I quite agree. Human nature is to want what we don't have. But why can't we just be happy with what we do have? I think I may be guilty of greed, and I think it is capable of destroying me. Well, that sounded a bit more dramatic than I intended. But if you're the kind of person to actively seek out exactly what you want - will the search ever really end? I've been finding myself questioning 'why am I not completely happy?', and 'when I'm older and I have this and this and this...', why can't I just be satisfied? Does there come a point where ambition and drive overwhelm the pleasures we have in life?
Is there a certain feeling you get when you know you're completely happy? If you really think about it, what would it take to make you sit back and think 'I have it all'? If you don't ever get to that point, what do you do? And, if you had exactly what you desired, would you not then want something else? Maybe even the opposite? I want more out of life, despite being quite confident that if someone else was to live my life, they would be completely content. Maybe, happiness is almost like being in love; you don't really acknowledge its presence until afterwards; it takes a bit of hindsight. Maybe it's just not something that just...clicks. But because there are so many aspects to life, friends, family, health, work etc, is it just naive to think that we can be completely happy?
I was once told that there are two types of people in life, the type 'A's and type 'B's. The type that happily plod on through life and work to live, and the ones who strive for greatness. Which asks the question – why can some people be satisfied and some people can't? I'm guessing that I could live in the middle of New York, have a dream home and job (and wardrobe), and still strive for more. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we have too many options available to us. For instance, I was recently asked 'do you have an addictive personality?' and I instantly replied with 'yes'. Is this an explanation? That maybe never being happy could be a compulsion that certain people have?
I've had several people break it to me (albeit, gently), that my blog posts are depressing, and I promise, I don't intend them to be that way. But no matter how many times I edit this post to try and make it a little bit lighter hearted, I'm just not 100% happy with it. The whole point to life is to be happy – but how can we have such a thing when there's always something better, something different, and usually whatever this may be is accessible, and after all we're only human, we're all curious and a little bit greedy. One of my favourite songs, The Seeker by The Who, explains my point perfectly -

'They call me the seeker, I've been searching low and high. I won't get to get what I'm after, 'till the day I die'.

Temptation and greed, coupled with today's available and fast paced world equals one unsatisfied human race. I think that maybe it's human nature to not be happy - I mean, just look at politics. As we enter the year of elections, it's really become clear just how much this country needs 'sorting out' and 'changing'. But what would it take for everyone to say 'yeah... England's doing great - no change needed, thanks anyway Tories...'. I just can't see it happening. So there you have it, I won't feel bad if you don't enjoy this blog post, it's just the way we are...