Epicurus' Philosophy & Modern Philosophy

To start, there is Epicurus' philosophy. His basic philosophy was to not worry about the little things in life and to just be happy by enjoying pleasures that outweight the pain in life. He believed people should live more in the moment and not get too worried. In modern philosophy, it seems his ideas live on. The three philosophy excerpts I have chosen are "A List", "Mouse Cookies", and "Verdi".
In "A List", Toad makes a list of things to do for his day and crosses each one out once he has done it. When he goes out with Frog, though, his list blows away. Once this happens, he feels as though he is unable to do anything else since he can't remember what was on the rest of the list. Obviously, this is not what Epicurus would have wanted him to do. Toad should not worry so much about all the little things, like his list, and just enjoy his day. In the end, although technically he is still worrying about his list, he kindof does just enjoy his day. Him and Frog go to sleep, and are happy. This shows that once you just relax and don't worry so much, you can enjoy lifes pleasures and be happy.
Next, there is "Mouse Cookies". In this story, once the mouse is given one thing, he keeps asking for another. The cycle goes on, and, it probably never ends. This definitely goes along with Epicurus' philosophy: temporary pleasures do not give you happiness. This concept really is self explanatory, considering something temporary cannot last forever. The mouse gets something like a cookie or makes a picture, but, he always wants more. People always want to get things that will make them happy, they just go about it the wrong way, like the mouse. Instead of focusing on the big picture, living in the moment, and enjoying true pleasures, he asks for little things that won't last forever and won't really even make him that happy. Epicurus believed that you must get real hedone, true pleasure, in order to be happy, and in being happy, you live a full life.
Lastly, we read the story "Verdi". Here, Verdi starts out as a young snake and wants to avoid being like the old, lazy 'greens'. He tries incessantly to keep from getting old. He tries to be the fastest he can be to not get old, he tries to jump the farthest to not get old, he even tries covering himself in mud to not be who he truly is. Clearly, he spent too much time worrying about this instead of just enjoying life. In the end, it seems as though he realizes his mistake. First, he just stays in the trees and examines the wild he is in. He enjoys the moment, he experiences true pleasure. Once he is completely old, he meets young snakes, trying to avoid the same thing he tried to avoid. He sees this and then plays with the other snakes. Thus, he really did experience hedone. Once he stopped worrying about getting old and trying to keep his stripes, he really enjoyed the pleasures around him and in his life. He sat back, relaxed, and was happy. This was true pleasure and so he ended up following Epicurus' philosophy and really did live a truly happy life.