Are We Happy?

One Tree Hill (5th Season) came on-air last night on 8TV without me knowing it because there wasn't any "Coming Soon" advertisement on it like my all time favourite Gilmore Girls. The first episode took my mind away on how true we at times will ponder what we want from life and whether are we "really" happy?

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Peyton: Hi, it's Peyton. Yeah, I'm sorry. I know it's late there, I just... what happened to us? You know? I don't know who I am anymore. Or how I got here. I miss who I used to be. I wanna have a home again, ya know? And real friends. You know, the kind of friendships we used to believe in. I miss that. And I miss you. I guess I just miss all of it. Does any of that make any sense?

Brooke: Yeah, it makes all the sense in the world, Peyton. Four years ago, it all seemed so clear, didn't it? Conquer the world, save the world, live happily ever after.

Peyton: Are you happy, Brooke?

Brooke: Sometimes. Not always. Are you?

Peyton: No.

Brooke: Okay, then let me ask you something. What is gonna make you happy, Peyton? Is it how you look? Or the car you drive or the people you know? Is it money or celebrity or power or accomplishments? Because I have all those things and I don't think it's enough.

Peyton: Well then, what is?

Brooke: Love, I think. And that love can be for a boy or a girl or a place or a way of life or even for a family. But where you find it is up to you. So where are you gonna find that love, Peyton?

Peyton: I think I need to go home.

Brooke: Yeah. I was hoping you'd say that.

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I remembered once when I was at me deepest sorrows overseas and my Dad dropped me an email and said, "Leave everything and come home." So, there is a saying, "Home Sweet Home". True enough, every time I think of migration... I always remember what my Dad said... and I think the family-ties and the never-ending love from my family will always stop me from making my decision to move-out or away since I don't have a family of my own.