(Who does not want to lead a happy, peaceful and successful life! It is a common human desire to be happy and successful. But are we happy? Many of us would reply ‘No’. In this column, I would regularly share some tips which would help us to lead a happy life. Let’s begin the journey)
No 1: A decision to be happy
Life story: Newton, a middle-aged man greeted me
happily. He was well dressed up, wore a smile on his face and was smart in his
dealings. After the introductory conversation, he began to narrate his life
story. The issues that he shared with me are – he is unemployed, he does not have
good relationship with his siblings and is in debt. While he ended up his
narrative, I instantly asked him, “how do you hide your suffering? You remained
very composed while sharing painful events of your life.”
He looked at me straight and smilingly said, “It is a decision
that I made. I wanted to be happy in spite of all my struggles. It was my
decision to be happy.”
We ended our conversation with a happy note and
recently he informed me that he has managed to resolve many of his unsettled
issues.
The proverb says, life is not of a bed of roses. No
one can have a ‘problem free’ life. Problems are bound to happen. It can happen
in any area of life. We usually become sad, distressed and frustrated over our
problems. Difficult situations make our life so miserable that we want to give
up. We become pessimistic. We don’t find any meaning in life. So, what do we
do?
All we need is to make a decision. A decision to be
happy. It is a simple decision which requires a lots of inner convictions. We can
just put aside our tendency of resolving all the problems. We can just accept everything
as part of our life and choose to be happy. This will make a lot of differences
in life. Many of our problem will disappear once we decide to be happy. It is worthwhile to remember that happiness lies with us. No one can give me happiness unless and until I desire to be happy. We are the master of our happiness.
So, let’s make a decision to be happy. It will make a
huge difference in life...
