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Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Are you really happy in life????


Are you happy ? What Is the reason of our unhappiness/ happiness ? Is 
it dependent on others or within ? Do we need to reach out to those who 
are not happy or is it only the moral and social responsibility of only 
the priests and the clergy ? Discuss

On a certain occasion, during an elegant welcoming reception for the 
new Director of Marketing of an important London company, some of the 
wives of the other Directors, who wanted to get acquainted with the new 
spouse, asked her with some hesitation; “ Does your spouse make you 
happy, truly happy’?
The husband , who at the moment was not at her side, but was 
sufficiently near to hear the question, paid attention to the 
conversation , sitting up slightly feeling secure, even filling his 
chest lightly in pride, knowing that his spouse would answer 
affirmatively, since she had always been there for him during their 
marriage. Nevertheless , both to his and their surprise she replied 
simply;” No, no he doesn’t make happy….
The room became uncomfortably silent as if everyone were listening to 
the spouse’s response. The husband was petrified. He couldn’t believe 
what his wife was saying, especially at such an important occasion for 
him. To the amazement of her husband and of everyone, she simply placed 
enigmatically on her head an elegant black scarf and continued. “ No , 
he doesn’t make me happy….I am Happy”
The fact that I am happy or not doesn’t depend on him, but on me. “ I 
am the only person upon which my happiness depends. I make the choice 
to be happy in each situation and in each moment of my life. If my 
happiness were to depend on others people, on other things on 
circumstances on the face of the earth, I would be in serious 
trouble!!! Everything that exists in this life changes continually: 
humans, wealth, my body, climate, pleasures..etc. I could enumerate an 
infinite list…
‘Over my life , I have learned a couple of things: I decide to be happy 
and the rest is a matter of “ experiences or circumstances” like 
helping, and understanding, accepting, listening, consoling and with my 
spouse I have lived and practiced this many times….
Happiness will always be found in forgiveness and in loving yourself 
and others….Its is not the responsibility of my spouse to make me 
happy. He also has his “ experiences or circumstances”. I love him and 
he loves me , often in spite of his circumstances and of mine.
“ He changes , I change, the environment changes, everything changes. 
Having forgiveness and true love , and observing these changes that can 
be, big or little, but always happen, we must face them with love that 
exists in each one of us. If the two of us love and forgive each other, 
the changes will only be “experiences or circumstances” that enrich us 
and give us strength. Otherwise we would only be “ Living together” 
FORSOME DIVORCE is the only solution( ….in reality it is the easiest..) 
To truly love ,is difficult. It is to forgive unconditionally , to live 
to take” experiences or circumstances” as they are, facing them 
together and being happy with conviction.
There are those who say; ‘ I cannot be happy because I am sick, Because 
I have no money, Because its too cold, Because they have insulted me, 
Because someone stopped loving me, Because someone didn’t appreciate 
me” But what you don’t know is that you can be happy even though you 
are sick, whether its too hot, whether you have money, or not, whether 
some one insulted you, or someone didn’t love you or hasn’t valued you.

BEING HAPPY ….IS AN ATTITUDE ABOUT LIFE AND EACH ONE OF US MUST DECIDE!!!

Being happy …depends upon you.......

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