New Year Eve I watched a television programme, in which a pupil asks the passers-by 'what is life'. Their answers are different, yet their first reaction hearing the question unanimous: What a difficult question! Of all the questions on earth, it is such a bizarre phenomenon that people do not spend some time contemplating the purpose of life. Unsurprisingly, I am one of the unquestioning people. With a two-minute deep thought, I regard that life is bitter. Although we seem to have the rights to make choices, it is not always easy to act following our own wills. We are constrained by our environment and, just like many answers in the programme go, 'you rarely get what you want'. That said, I believe that the scarce happiness is worth the pursuit. We do not need to question the meaning of existing but most of us carry on living. Perhaps deep in our mind, we have a secret faith that happiness is always in a reachable distance, and that we can grab it if we work hard enough. 2016 has finally come to the end. Although I expect 2017 to be a sweat-drowning year to me, the hope of happiness will help me overcome all the bumps in the road.