Friday, December 25, 2009

Happiness comes from who we are rather than where we are

I have heard many people saying that people are not at all happy here. If they were living somewhere else, they would be much more happier.
I completely disagree with it.
There is an old proverb that has a couple traveling to a new town. Halfway they find an old man and they ask him what the next village is like. He says, "what was your last village like?" They respond, "It was awful. The neighbors were rude." He responds, "You will find the same thing in the next village."

A few hours later another couple comes upon the old man. They two are traveling to the same town as the previous couple. They ask the man what the next village is like. He says, "What was your last village like?" They respond, "it was wonderful. We hated to leave the love and friendship of all our neighbors." He says, "You will find the same thing in the next village."

The proverb was to show us that the village contains what we bring to it- you bring misery and you will get misery; you bring joy and you will get joy.

In a recent survey, it was found that the happiness has more to do with WHO we are rather than WHERE we are.

1 comment:

Mystery said...

profound thoughts..
I believe that Happiness always lies in the perception..

Keep writing Sirji we are reading!

- Radhika