Happiness has many names. The concept of bliss is subjective, and we, too, have their individual definition. For you this could mean dinner with friends, for me – hot air balloon flight. The man himself determines what makes him happy in life.
What is it really? Everything that makes our lives fulfilled. A sense of mental well-being is a measure of the good life. It is identified with meaning, autonomy and even optimism. Overall, this creates a positive spiral, which affects the overall quality of life. When scientists conducted a survey, asked to write any three wishes. One of them was definitely: "I want to be happy." The pursuit of happiness has become one of the life goals. They say happiness cannot be bought, and more and more people are aware of this bitter truth. So if neither money nor "good" genes do not guarantee this condition that will make us happy?
When we think of the prosperous man, often before our eyes appears the image of women or men, middle-aged, with a family, house and stable working lives. O! Of course! He certainly happy, achieved everything as a professional, and at the family level. But few think about what happened to him a few years ago, how was his childhood, and I had to go through to get where he is.
Another example of quite the opposite. Some ascetic without family, living somewhere high in the Himalayas, or a poor woman from Africa who has nine children and is fighting every day so that her children did not starve. So what characterizes a happy man? In any frame we can insert and, finally, whether the scale on which we can measure our own happiness?
There is no such scale, because there is no scale of love, anger or sadness. Why? Because feelings and emotions are relative. Someone cause of sadness is the death of a loved one, someone lost a wallet. Of course, not everybody cries when you lose your wallet. The same applies to the concept of happiness. One person will feel the Paradise when the sun wakes him in the morning, for another reason will be the trip to America. Everyone has the right to enjoy and everyone has their own scale. However, it should develop the capacity to be happy every day, no matter what situations we face. Happy people is not people who have no trouble, and everything is rosy, and the people who can smile no matter what.
Now I understand that happiness makes our life beautiful. Another thought comes to my mind. If our existence is wonderful and we feel happy, what is the role of suffering in the filled and successful existence?
