~:  "The Secret of Happiness"  :~

Happiness is not something you can buy ask or borrow. If you keep yourself happy you will surely appear healthy; handsome & youthful. A happy person is considered as the richest person in the whole world. It is said, "Laugh and the world laughs with you. If you weep, you weep alone". So the secret of happiness lies in having an aptitude for happiness. This aptitude can be developed through training of mind by constantly reminding it of the positive aspects of life.

Definition of Happiness : Happiness is a difficult term to define. Its definition varies in degrees from individual to individual.

Dictionary Meaning : Dictionaries give the meaning of happy as : fortunate, pleased, blessed.

Actual Meaning : Happiness is a feeling of well-being and comes generally from having one's desires and aspirations fulfilled.

Human as a race cannot be easily satisfied and is never perfectly happy. The reason being that realization of one aim leads to another ambition. So we should develop the attitude to realise that whatever happens, happens for our good. Even if clouds of sorrow darken our lives we should not feel depressed.

Sources of Happiness : There are innumerable sources of happiness.

1. Health : Health is the chief source of happiness. It is general saying "Health is Wealth". So children must be taught from beginning to build a strong body.

2. Wealth : Wealth is generally regarded as a source of happiness to all but there are exceptions like a person who has renounced the material world in pursuit of spirituality.

3. Knowledge : The learned man get happiness from abundance of fame.

4. Saddist derive happiness by hurting others.

Thus true happiness which lasts and last lies in a pure heart and soul. Therefore every human being should strive to attain the happiness.

Happiness is God's gift. So be happy with whatever you get or getting as coming from God.

- Sunita N. Hassani