Adorable Photo Of ‘Selfie With Chappal’ Goes Viral, Sparks Discussion On True Happiness

Social media has brought forward new parameters to measure happiness. They are the number of likes, comments, retweets and followers we get. To this end, we spend so much time and energy while clicking pictures. Lighting, angles, filters and captions – each and every aspect is carefully curated for our handles. But in this quest towards ‘perfect’ feeds, have we forgotten what truly matters?

A photo of five lively children is making netizens question the same. The children can be seen pretending to snap a selfie with a slipper. It has sparked a discussion on happiness and the fact that it has nothing to do with material possessions or social media fame. Celebrities and common folk alike are sharing this picture and its message on Twitter. Have a look.

When life gives you lemons…

When life gives you a slipper, take a selfie. https://t.co/8t0LmZak2v

— Don (@GenerationDon) February 3, 2019

If finding happiness doesn't work, create yours!!

— tktrades (@lektai50) February 3, 2019

Agreed

What’s great about kid is that they all start their day excited. When you turn 30, I suppose less than 50% are !

— Mikel Mangold (@mikelmangold_) February 3, 2019

They have higher frequency of happiness which we have lost

— Manish Kumar Agrawal (@manishkag0801) February 3, 2019

Time for a digital detox?

Even though the camera is fake the ‘smiles’ are real 🙂 it’s time we also have Happiness as a Fundamental Right

— White Knight (@rd_rohan) February 3, 2019

Attitude is everything

Snapping some moments don't require expensive gadgets… sometimes just a big heart and some genuine smiles can build a priceless memory too.

— Vishal Adsool (@JustTwi) February 4, 2019

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”:) #Attitude #Innocence #HeartWarming #SelfieWithAFootwear pic.twitter.com/Q6HOiyEkV5

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) February 3, 2019

Pure joy

I’m sharing this image that came in on text cause d unbridled innocence n joy of these lovely kids moved me n made me smile in equal measure

Super image that asks questions

If anyone can reliably locate these munchkins n d photog I’d love to personally send them something each pic.twitter.com/5JWBmixzSH

— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) February 3, 2019

Happiness with no conditions

— €v (@rrvvssmm) February 4, 2019

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“You’re only as happy as you choose to be”. A saying that holds true for one and all!! And I’m sure this selfie deserves more likes than most. . #PictureOfTheDay #Happy #Selfie #Kids #InstaGood #InstaPic

A post shared by Boman Irani (@boman_irani) on Feb 3, 2019 at 1:31am PST

The reason this photo has struck a chord with the Twitterati is probably because we were all like this once. Albeit very long ago. When the days weren’t spent scrolling but exploring and finding joy in the most inconsequential of things. Let this serve as a reminder for us all that,

“Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.”