One day, a friend of mine asked me, “What is
the Arcanum of your happiness? All the time you are full of energy, and I have
never seen you get down”. With a smiling
face, I said that I will tell you everything, but you have to promise me that
you will share this Arcanum with others. Then, told him that I just believe in
one thing, God has given us everything to feel happy about, it is up to us that
how we take these gifts. I also know that God is always with me for all my
needs and most of the time, I know I do not need half of what I think I do. He
has never let me down.
And Since I learned this secret, I am happy”.
Some other insights for Human beings:
“A
human action is the type of action that separates human beings from animals,
because it involves the use of reason and intelligence. An action may be
performed for a limited goal, but that goal is a means to larger goal which is
a means to another even larger goal, and so on, until one reaches the final goal,
to which one is destined”
Everyone wants to be joyful. Many people spend
large sum of money to get happiness through various mediums like shopping, eating,
travelling and other unnecessary expenses, which give them satisfaction, but
temporary.
Sometimes, I wonder what gives a person real
joy, then a lot of twinning thoughts start running through my mind. Money? Good
Health? Friends? Beauty? A good figure?
Power? Greed?. This often cue’s me of some lines, “Oh, if I could have a
million dollar, I would be the happiest person in this world”. However, these
are just materialistic things, which can never satisfy you for a long time.
On the contrary, they would give you only
temporary satisfaction and, that too just because you create an image of a
different world full of imaginations and illusions in your mind, that these
things entail to happiness.
The English word "happy" is simply
defined as, "Fortunate, lucky, cheerful, contented, characterized by or
indicative of pleasure, etc.” True
happiness is not shallow and is not based on external stimuli. True happiness
is not material; it is not inherited, and cannot be acquired through any recipe
of human origin.
According to me, happiness is “The holistic
experience you would get after doing something for the society, selflessly, for
which God has sent all of us. Therefore, together we can make this world a
better place to live where we help each other to attain a certain level, where
everyone of us respects the humanity, rather than giving any place to things
like hatred, fighting for petty issues and pulling down each other.This way we can help ourselves by giving back to the society what it gives us. This would certainly lead to happiness which we can’t get following the way where there are certain forces , that are attracting us towards itself and , would give us utmost gratification , but , for a cumbered period. That, too just because we have a certain imaginative image in our mind which is ravishing but would lead nowhere. “
I am also going through a holistic experience
as, I got an opportunity to contribute to the society selflessly by connecting
with the people in an NGO .This NGO is also doing a splendid job by raising the
level of all the people who are below a certain level. They are struggling for
their basic needs. So, I got a chance to serve for this social cause and I am
very happy and grateful to God for giving me such an enriching opportunity that
filled my heart with all the good things. I feel obliged that I am doing something in my life, for these
people who are in need, which I could have never done if, I would have followed
the same tempting path which leads nowhere, and that most of us are following.
Happiness in different religion talks about
infinite wisdom, Your karma, Dharma, Bliss/Nirwana and Virtues, as most of it
is related to the spirituality and almighty god.
According to Bible – “Happiness is related to Jesus who wants to give all his people
gift of joy, No matter what is happening in your life presently, He is offering
all of us joy to the fullest. Maybe you have lost all your possessions in some
natural disaster, or perhaps you have broken up with your family. Or maybe you
have lost your job and thereby all mediums of support are cut off. Whatever be
the circumstance, you can still feel happy as you can feel the joy of his all
the time. In addition, when you have Jesus you have everything in this world.
Such joy and peace comes to us because we completely trust the One who is in
control of all the circumstances of life, and He has promised to supply all of
our needs”
Bible laws for happiness-
The Bible says that those who fear the Lord
are happy, Happy are those who keep God's laws, Happy are those who have
children, Happy are those who do not condemn self, Those who trust in the Lord
and those who require wisdom.
Buddhism- There is no
limit to joy. Happiness has no end. When you are standing in the love of God,
every cell in your body jumps for joy. You breathe in and out with the entire
universe. In this state, your life is fulfilled. This is how God means us to
live, intoxicated in love and joy. And through our joy, God receives his joy.
The joy of man is the joy of God; and the joy of God is the joy of man.
Hinduism “Bhagwat Gita”- It is said: ‘He who is unattached to the external world and its
objects, and is attached to the inner Self, will attain supreme happiness,
which is everlasting. That is, happiness is subjective and not objective. The
same person, place or thing that brought happiness at one time, may bring
misery at another. Why does this happen? This happens because we are
responsible for our happiness or sorrow, and not the external objects of the
world. We think that somebody brings joy; this person brings misery, etc. All
this is not true. The external persons, places, and things are only stimuli.
These stimuli affect the brain and bring joy or sorrow in us, depending upon
our state of mind.
Looking at different aspects of the life with
a different horizon all the religion have a common definition of Happiness
which states that” Almighty has given us everything .And, we should not look
for happiness in external it is within us and related with the virtues of life. The Holy Spirit rests on him only who
has a joyous heart. This so-called happiness is only a faint reflection, a
little spark of the brilliant sun of bliss, which is hidden within. This is
only a shadow of that eternal bliss that is waiting to be exposed. Our
so-called happiness and misery now, are nothing but different states of mind. Happiness
also means attaining a state of self-actualization
that is pertained to the almighty.
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