Condition Of
Happiness | Conception Of Happiness
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Love of worldly riches and ranks lies at the
root of all our sufferings. We are engrossed in the pursuit of material gains
and dedicate ourselves to the teachings of the material world. Thus, we come to
forfeit our spiritual heritage and flounder in the morass of gross materialism.
Everyone wants to be happy and to lead a life of pleasure. Everybody seeks for
the essential Conditions of Happiness to
be always happy in their life. Many people try to increase their bank balance
to be happy. Others believe in talents to be the source of pleasure. One who
does not want pleasure is either a God or a mad man. Though this wish for
pleasure is a universal wish, yet only a numbered persons are fortunate enough
to be perfectly happy in life. Different people suggest different ways to be
happy. The conception of Happiness
differs from people to people. Nearly all the people, in general, believe that
wealth is necessary to be happy. But we see that even Kings and millionaires
are found to be unhappy. The True
Meaning of Happiness is to be fully satisfied with what we have got. There
should be internal and external happiness and we should never groan for having
more and more.
We are not completely happy because we choose
to be guided by the aim of rising higher and higher on the social ladder and
the more we succeed in doing so the more the chances of happiness escape. In
fact, excessive attachment to the world deprives man of the Essential Conditions of Happiness.
Actually, we do not understand the real meaning of happiness. Many of us fail
to differentiate between pleasure and happiness. Pleasure is short-lived
whereas happiness is permanent. Happiness is the essence of the soul. Hence
everyone should have a crystalline concept about the Conception of Happiness in their life.
Different
ways of Getting Happiness —
People have their own Conception of Happiness. Some attach importance to wealth and some
belief in minimizing their wants. Others suggest that we should not be jealous
of those people who are better placed and are richer than us. All religious
teachers have emphasized the idea of a simple life. Christ, Buddha, Gandhi—all
believed in simple living. Gandhiji wanted to reduce himself to zero to get a Perfect Happiness in Life. Some people
are in favor of good health but to have only health is nothing. There should be
something more for happiness. A group of people believes that to lead a moral
life is the Source of Happiness.
Religion is morality and without having any existence of the morality in life,
there can be no happiness in life too. We generally see that those who are
immoral are unhappy. But sometimes, this theory also proves to be wrong as
generally, we see in society the immoral, corrupt, and dishonest persons to be
happy. But actually, they do not have Inner
Happiness.
My
Conception of Happiness —
While considering my Conception of Happiness, I remember a beautiful poem composed by W.
H. Davis :
"My
walls outside must have some flowers,
My walls
within must have some books;
A house that
is small, a garden large,
And in it
leafy nooks.
A little gold
that is sure in every week,
Lovely wife
and gentle too.
Contented
that no eyes but mine,
Can see her
many charms, nor vice,
To call her
beauty fine."
The
poet conclude, his poem :
"With
this small house, this garden large,
this, little
gold, this lovely mate,
With health
in body, peace in heart,
Show me a
man more great."
I believe in the ideas of the poet. Health, a
little wealth, and a beautiful wife gentle too are a few things to keep me
happy.
Again man's uninterrupted Union with nature
is one of the acknowledged Conditions of
Happiness. This means that people should live under the open vault of the
sky-in the light of the sun and fresh air. But the people climbing higher and
higher on the ladder of worldly fortune are deprived of these things. During
their movements in the world, they are divorced from nature. Thus material
prosperity ruins a man's union with nature.
Another undoubted Condition of Happiness in my opinion is work-voluntary and
physical. Physical work produces sound and restful sleep at night. But men
occupying important stations in life have little physical work to do, with the
result that they fall prey to all manners of diseases. As such these fortunate
persons are deprived, of this Condition
of Happiness because they are wedded to the teaching of the world.
I attach some importance to the family also.
A good family is also a Good Condition
of Happiness. Big and rich persons are deprived of the happiness of the
family. They hand over their children to the servants, to the strangers, and
private tutors. They save themselves completely from the responsibility of
bringing up their children. In return for it, the children always desire or
their death in order to inherit their property. I think that family life is
also a Source of Happiness.
The next Condition
of Happiness is free amicable intercourse with the whole of mankind. For
peasant and poor man, there are greater chances of mixing with the people of
the world because their number is great. For the reach and prosperous persons,
the circle of friends becomes limited. I like to be poor and ordinary in order
to enjoy the intercourse with the people of the world.
I think that a man will be happy if he makes
his aim of life to serve others and to do good to all. We must serve, others
without thinking to earn money. Many saints in India never cared for money and
served other human beings. They were happier than others. If we develop a sense
of looking for the good in everything and in everyone, we shall be happy.
Excessive work should be avoided to be happy because it spoils our digestive
system which becomes a source of trouble for us.
Conclusion —
If we want to be happy we must not be
attached much to worldly things. Happiness can be felt only from within and can
not be derived from worldly possessions and riches. It is our duty as human
beings to lead a life devoted and dedicated to God. We must recognize that the
two greatest godly qualities are truth and love. We must believe in the
principles of truth and love and this will keep us happy.
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