Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.

The aphorism reframes happiness as an ongoing practice rather than a prize to be reached after certain achievements. By calling it “a way of travel,” it suggests that well-being is shaped by daily habits, attention, and attitude—how one moves through life—more than by external milestones such as wealth, status, or even major life goals. The contrast with “destination” critiques the common tendency to postpone contentment (“I’ll be happy when…”) and implies that chasing a final endpoint can make happiness perpetually recede. Its significance lies in encouraging present-mindedness and process-oriented living: meaning and satisfaction are cultivated along the journey, not secured at the finish line.