Quest for the Happy Gene

Smile. Try it. Just once; relax and smile... :-)

Worked, didn’t it? Nothing like the display of pearly whites to brighten up the day!

The good news is, next time I probably wouldn’t have to prod you into a good mood. The Happy Gene is just around the corner. And the world is about to change!

Just imagine.

No more worry. No more tension.
No more Hate. Envy. Fear. Jealousy. Despair.
No more Tears. No more Heartbreak.

I give you the World; Sunny Side Up!

Never in the history of civilization have we come so close to attaining Utopia. Once the mechanism is figured out, the gene would be administered to every willing recipient cross the globe. And once in, the gene stays put, carved into the chromosomal bedrock for ages to come. Scientists claim that this would be the beginning of a new era, as we would be taking the next step in Human Evolution!

Imagine. Never again can we fight a war! No fights, not even fisticuffs on the street corner. We would be genetically incapable of hurting each other or any other living being.

Can you imagine what it would mean for our planet?

I have hardly begun to think it through... And the possibilities boggle the mind! I’m already laughing out loud. (Did they inject me while I was visiting the labs, I wonder?) Why I am I so deliriously Happy just thinking about Happiness?

On second thoughts, that isn’t so surprising. Is it? We already knew Happiness was communicable. Inside and out. Just laughing and smiling, even without reason, can deliver 10,000 volts of Happiness through your system!

We tried it out, remember? Why do you think you are grinning like a buffoon right now?

Where are you now? Look up. Look around. Doesn’t the world seem a brighter place? Right now, you are a shining beacon of Happiness, my dear friend. Those 10,000 volts can light up more than a room. Strategically placed, a few Happy Minds can light up the entire planet!

And believe me, with the Happy Gene in place, the Earth won’t be a pale blue dot in the darkness of space any longer. There wouldn’t be anything pale about us anymore. It will be brightness all around!

And being the bright kind, you’ve probably figured out by now that I’m making all this up.

Not really.

The Happy Gene is already there inside you. You just need to look... and smile... and be positive...

The Quest continues.

Holy Grail. Happy Gene. Even the initials match!

Dan Brown got it all wrong, didn’t he?