Real Life?

The other day I was having a discussion with my friend how most people keep thinking that real life would begin after they do this...achieve that...complete this...purchase that...etc. And I recollected something which I had read online and which answered the question - Real Life?

Here it goes (with some modifications to the one I had found online):

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that this was my life. This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. Today I have so many reasons to be happy but I no longer need reasons to be happy. Happiness has now become my way of life! And I'M LIVIN' IT! :)