Feeling happy is to feel for a split second, to feel joy is to feel eternal happiness.
How could one feel this joy even surrounded by others? No matter what, I will never feel joy. Not until I find joy within myself. To feel true joy is to feel happy by myself. Enjoying the presence I bring. My energy, my comfort, my soul. Feelings of joy brought by others will never compare to the joy I find within myself. It will not compare to the feeling of walking through a park by myself, taking in the sun as it says goodbye for the night. Surrounded by nothing but myself, whilst I get to know my true self, uninfluenced by others. Playing in the grass taking in the sound of my breathing. That will bring me true joy.