Having lived a reasonably contented life, I was musing over what a person should strive for to achieve happiness. I drew up a list of a few essentials which I put forward for the readers' appraisal.
1.
First and foremost is GOOD HEALTH. If you do not enjoy good
health you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct from
your happiness....
2.
Second, A HEALTHY BANK BALANCE. It need not run into crores but should be enough to
provide for creature comforts and something to spare for recreation, like
eating out, going to the pictures, travelling or going on holidays on the hills
or by the sea. Shortage of money can be only demoralizing. Living on credit or
borrowing is demeaning and lowers one in one's own eyes.
3.Third,
A HOME OF YOUR OWN. Rented premises can never give you the snug feeling of
a nest which is yours for keeps that a home provides: if it has a
garden
space, all the better. Plant your own trees and flowers, see them grow and
blossom, cultivate a sense of kinship with them.
4. Fourth, AN UNDERSTANDING COMPANION, be it your spouse or a friend. If there are too many misunderstandings,
they will rob you of your peace of mind. It is better to be divorced than to
bicker all the time.
5. Fifth, LACK OF ENVY towards
those who have done better than you in life; risen higher, made more money, or
earned more fame. Envy can be very corroding; avoid comparing yourself with
others.
6. Sixth, DO NOT ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE
to descend on you for gup-shup. By the time you get rid of them, you will feel
exhausted and poisoned by their
gossip-mongering.
7. Seventh, CULTIVATE SOME HOBBIES which can bring you a sense of fulfilment, such as
gardening, reading, writing, painting, playing or listening to music. Going to
clubs or parties to get free drinks or to meet celebrities is criminal waste of
time.
8. Eighth, every morning and evening, devote 15 minutes to INTROSPECTION. In the morning, 10 minutes should be spent on stilling
the mind and then five in listing things you have to do that day. In the
evening, five minutes to still the mind again, and ten to go over what you had
undertaken to do.
RICHNESS is not
Earning More, Spending More Or Saving More, but ...
"RICHNESS IS WHEN
YOU NEED NO MORE"
1 comment:
this is really very interesting..
according to this i am happy because..
i have good health
i have healthy bank balance
i have my own home
i have my mother as my understanding companion
i lack of envy
i do not allow other people to descend on my gup-shup
i have so many hobbies
i spend 20 minutes to introspection.
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