LITTLE TALKS ABOUT LIFE-BE HAPPY

 

 

India Today Online  New Delhi, September 11, 2013 reports that-

For all of you who are very happy living in India, here's a startling fact that will make you wonder: In the global happiness ranking list, India stands at rank 111-much after Pakistan (rank: 81) and Bangladesh (108).

This unpleasant fact came out in the second annual World Happiness Report released by the United Nations General Assembly. The report measures happiness and well-being in countries around the world to help guide public policy.
The happiest nation was Denmark, which bagged the spot after ousting last year's winner Iceland. Denmark was followed by Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Finland, Austria, Iceland and Australia in the top 10 positions, respectively.
Interestingly and ironically, the United States was ranked number 17, just behind Mexico. Last year, the US had ranked 23.
The Happiness report ranks nations on the basis of six key factors that include GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, someone to count on, perceived freedom to make life choices, freedom from corruption, and generosity.

 

Christopher Helman Forbes Staff writes that-

"'Happiness is subjective, not objective, and what defines it can be debated ad infinitum. Does prosperity equal happiness? Not always, but it sure helps. Are you happy with your life? Perhaps you’ve considered that question while stuck in traffic in your fancy car on your commute to your important job in an impressive office building. You’ve fantasized about jettisoning it all, abandoning the office, the mortgage, the suits, the stress, the 24/7 electronic tether. It would be nice, you think, to retreat to a shack by the ocean where you’ll scrape out a living growing your own organic vegetables, enjoy every sunset, reading books and raising your kids to be self-reliant. Would that make you happy? Maybe, as long as you pursued your neo-agrarian lifestyle in a country where first-world accoutrements remained a couple hours drive away down a well-paved road.....''

 

We are in times of great life altering technological revolution opening up dimensions of life we never thought existed.But at the same time we are also ,more often than not in an unhappy and dissatisfied emotional state.Ever wonder why?We keep on treating symptoms.Never the cause.

I have a very humble and slightly philosophical uptake on this-to analyse it at a micro level-

Whenever you find yourself in a negative emotional state,check your values,perceptions and attitudes.Have a hard look at your goals and objectives.Is that what you want out of life? Is that what you should want out of life?You will find the cause there.

Don’t tell me about compulsion of circumstances. Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.

I leave it here.You are intelligent enough to figure it out for yourself.There is no way to happiness.Happiness is the way!