Unraveling the mechanism of electroweak symmetry breaking andthe generation of mass of elementary particles has been one of thehighest priorities in particle physics research over the last 50 years,with the elusive Higgs boson being a center piece of many theoreticalconstructions.Following the discovery of a Higgs-like particle at the Large HadronCollider experiments, with further evidence claimed by the Tevatronexperiments, 2012 has become a landmark year in particle physicswhere apparently the end of this particular road has been reached.Or is it the beginning?We will discuss the significance of this discovery, how we got there,and most importantly, what lies ahead.