Happiness is a state of mind. Nobody is happy at all times, but some people are definitely more fulfilled than others and it doesn't seem to have much to do with material goods or high achievement.
Not all events in our life fulfill our expectations. Destined events, good and bad are bound to happen in our lives. If you think about it spiritually, there is a reason for every event in your life. Bad events also help us learn certain things in life.
Also, when we get things in life after great struggle, it gives us immense satisfaction. In those days when I used to watch Doordarshan programmes like chitrahaar, if a good song is played in that, it would become the talk of the town next day. If they play a good movie on Sunday evening, all the roads will be empty. However nowadays we tend to ignore even the best movies, because we know that we can watch it some other day. When you get things easily, you would not realize the importance of the same. However when you struggle for something and get it finally, you cherish the same and value it. So don’t worry if you struggle in your life. You would taste success one day and enjoy the same.
It is said that “The best things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations.” Hence scale down your expectations. This would keep you happy always.
Oh my god!! What a piece of philosphy I have written here…..Sorry guys I am feeling so sleepy. Hence I have written all this. Read the following paragraph. This will certainly provide you the shortcut to happiness.
First create a folder named “Happiness” in your computer. Then right click and create a shortcut. Then paste that shortcut in your desktop. There u go…..
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Grass is greener
In this fast paced world where people spend 4 hrs a day (sometimes even more) commuting between office and home, rarely our mind is in a state to be happy. Added to this there are a lot of irritants at office place which annoys us. Where do we find time to be happy?
How do we define happiness? How to identify its source?
Would we be happy if we have more money? After all we all work so hard to earn money. We try to be proactive, work hard at office place to get more increments, bonuses etc. Still we do not get satisfied when we get the money. For most people, apparently, happiness lies not in the absolute amount of "rewards" you have, but in whether or not you have more or less than others. So, happiness is relative. This also proves that money / wealth do not necessarily bring happiness.
One morning I went out of the clients place to have tea. One of my colleagues who accompanied me saw a beggar in the platform having sound sleep. He made a comment that his life was worse compared to that beggar who was happily sleeping at that time of the day without any worries. But, what he failed to notice was that, the beggar did not have a place to sleep. He was sleeping in that hot sun. Probably he was unconscious!!
On another occasion, when I was having lunch with our colleagues, the discussion came up regarding the public sector and the private sector jobs. This being a season of recession there was almost unanimous view on the table that the public sector jobs are the best because it’s the safest. What they failed to consider is the troubles which a person has to undergo in the public sector. People get riled up with the red-tapism associated with the public sector jobs.
Both the examples cited above have a common element in it. People looked at the positive aspect of other people’s life and felt that they are worse compared to them. The grass is always greener on the other side.
If you look at the other people’s lives from your point of view, it would always look better. If you put yourself in their shoes, you might take a different view. May be the grass would look green on your side.
How do we define happiness? How to identify its source?
Would we be happy if we have more money? After all we all work so hard to earn money. We try to be proactive, work hard at office place to get more increments, bonuses etc. Still we do not get satisfied when we get the money. For most people, apparently, happiness lies not in the absolute amount of "rewards" you have, but in whether or not you have more or less than others. So, happiness is relative. This also proves that money / wealth do not necessarily bring happiness.
One morning I went out of the clients place to have tea. One of my colleagues who accompanied me saw a beggar in the platform having sound sleep. He made a comment that his life was worse compared to that beggar who was happily sleeping at that time of the day without any worries. But, what he failed to notice was that, the beggar did not have a place to sleep. He was sleeping in that hot sun. Probably he was unconscious!!
On another occasion, when I was having lunch with our colleagues, the discussion came up regarding the public sector and the private sector jobs. This being a season of recession there was almost unanimous view on the table that the public sector jobs are the best because it’s the safest. What they failed to consider is the troubles which a person has to undergo in the public sector. People get riled up with the red-tapism associated with the public sector jobs.
Both the examples cited above have a common element in it. People looked at the positive aspect of other people’s life and felt that they are worse compared to them. The grass is always greener on the other side.
If you look at the other people’s lives from your point of view, it would always look better. If you put yourself in their shoes, you might take a different view. May be the grass would look green on your side.
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