What does "Happiness is yet to come" mean? / myLot

China

January 21, 2013 2:35am CST

Obama said "Happiness is yet to come" in his victory speech, but it's a little ambiguous to me. Does it mean: "Happiness hasn't come. It's not the happiest era." Or: "Happiness is right around the corner. It's coming soon." Or if this sentence has both of those above meanings, which is it supposed to convey more? Thank you mylotters!

3 responses

doroffee

@doroffee (4222)

• Hungary

21 Jan 13

I don't think he was referring to the first one. Or if he did, he, I think, wanted to convey that US is on the right track to achieve happiness.

urbandekay

@urbandekay (18278)

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21 Jan 13

Generally speaking, the English expression, happiness is yet to come, means that whilst we have not yet achieved the desired outcome, we are on course to surmount the difficulties we face and presently succeed. So depending on context it may or may not refer specifically to happiness per se all the best, urban

sparkletouch

@sparkletouch (14)

• Spain

21 Jan 13

I think he wanted to say that Happiness hasn't arrived yet, but it will come in the future. But who knows, politics are really hard to understand.