HAPPINESS FOR US
I honestly think that the world today is not enjoying the true happiness that it rightfully deserves and the individuals as well as the organisations are not making a genuine effort to creating the atmosphere and the personal qualities that promote real joy in the hearts of the unhappy people.
It is often said that what we miss most in the world nowadays is the evidence of widespread personal determination of us all to develop and nurture a character that will in itself make for our lasting happiness.
All our emphasis seems to be on various reforms for improved living conditions, increased wages, better working conditions, stricter financial controls, better housing, education reforms and infrastructural innovations but there is very little emphasis on helping people to improve themselves.
I feel that the ingredients of personal joy are very simple.
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Happiness must be shared freely by everyone;
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Selfishness is the real enemy of joy;
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Happiness comes from within us;
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Happiness rests securely on simple truth, beauty and goodness;
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It needs clear conscience at all times;
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Not religion but ethical principles are essential for happiness;
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Although money is important happiness cannot be bought with money;
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Joy is related to self satisfaction and contentment;
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It begins with self–examination and self-realization;
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It ends with self-analysis and discovery of uniqueness.
Therefore, I submit that
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To live content with small means may bring joy to us;
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To seek elegance rather than luxury may give happiness;
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To be refined rather than fashionable can assist us find joy;
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To be worthy and respectable can help us to be happy;
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To be wealthy internally and not loaded with richness may help us find joy;
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To seriously study hard can bring happiness to us;
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To think well and without bias may help as well;
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To talk gently with compassion and empathy should help us find joy;
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To act well and frankly is one of the answers for joy;
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To listen silently and with full comprehension should give us joy in life;
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To talk to the wise and enlightened can also help;
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To read extensively with proper comprehension can assist us find happiness;
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To open our hearts to serve the needy in the community can definitely give us joy;
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To bear the pain, sorrow and lonely cheerfully can help;
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To perform all duties and responsibilities well and with vigour and bravely is our answer for joy;
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To wait for the right occasion and never hurry can help attain joy;
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To wake up and do things for you is our right path to happiness.
This is the reason why wise people say that happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of travelling.
