Tell me any one random situation which makes you happy?
The little boy next door said, “Watching rain drops dance and walking barefoot on dew covered grass makes me happy” and his 2 year old sister said, “Smelling garden fresh roses makes me happy”.
My neighbour said, “Listening to good music, reading good fiction, watching cricket and movies makes me happy”.
It was my mother’s turn next, “Cooking for family, relatives, friends and visitors and watch the gleam of satisfaction in their eyes as they eat. Then later, treasure the compliments they give me, that makes me so happy.”
In our lives, we are all united in one big chase and it is - the pursuit of happiness.
Happiness is not a permanent state of being, we can’t say that now I have achieved this, I’ll be happy for the rest of my life; we are not primed to feel continuous satisfaction, all we have are happy moments.
Simple joys like watching sunrise, recognizing the smell of first rain, embracing evening breeze, etc leave us with a feel of happiness.
Happiness is also connected to our age. What makes us happy as a teenager might look completely silly at thirty.
For a person who is surrounded by a caring, loving family, happiness goes beyond just planning and achieving goals in life.
Happiness is always within us; it is that inner satisfaction we feel. And helping without expecting a reward gives us true happiness.
To a lot of us, happiness comes in tiny packets, it’s simply the everyday miracle of finding the cell phone, car keys, searching for something since long and suddenly we find it, it definitely gives us a smile.
Things like short commutes, playing with a group of kids, an evening with life-long friends, a book that brings joy - have nothing to do with a fat wallet, all they need is open heartiness.
Whatever you do, make sure that you don’t derive happiness from hurting others. Approach life with a sense of humour and when worries lash, face them boldly.
When you don’t have any regrets in life and have a healthy body and a happy family, happiness is all yours.
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Ramesh Bhai,
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Ramesh's Comment:
hey philosopher..abs right what u say yar..BTW, u know what scriptures say...all humans have a soul whose nature is "ananda aatma." basically all have immense peace as the base. like while v sleep v r alive but very happy...at least v dont feel sad during sleep..hehe..what takes away our happiness is...well learn by experience...hehe...a few clues are: anger, desire etc...
Happiness lies within, no one can make us happy or sad, it is us who react to circumstances and feel happiness or sorrow.
Beautifully expressed. I specially agree to the fact that what made us happy as a teenager looked completely silly when we reached 30.
God sends us to this world happy by default..later,it is up to us on how we customize it.To many modes do confuse us,sometimes we get it,sometimes we don't.But all this makes life an interesting affair.Very beautiful post Sai.I hope we get to read more often from you.
@Aparna :
Glad you liked reading the post :)
Well yes, I agree with what you say - we are responsible for our happiness, all depends on how we react to situations :)
@Kavita :
So true your words are - yes, everything that happens around us turns life even more interesting :)
Yes Didi, I'll be regular in writing and visiting blogs :)
Cheers,
Sai :)
hahah diplomat...lemme also folo yr path..no comments now on this husband-wife post..heheh..
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