Silver sand

These days, I am becoming aware of the contradictions in life again. On one hand, it doesn't matter what the external circumstances are, how you feel depends solely on how you react to them. You create your own reality in your mind. On the other hand, it is the external means that you rely on to chase after happiness.

No matter how much you live a life according to your own expectations, you always end up at the same point. Is freedom just an illusion and are we actually trapped in our thoughts? I believe that there is more than what we can explain rationally. How can we as human beings get closer to this?