Tips for happy and stress free life
Quote: Try hard to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you like get.
The secret of happiness lies in the simplification of life. Simple living encourages high thinking and leads to contentment which in turn gives us “inner wealth”, i.e. the wealth of the mind and of the soul.
A contented man devotes himself to virtues like: Truth, beauty, love, goodness, kindness and charity. By pursuing and inculcating the above virtues, a man can feel true happiness.
I do not mean that for simplification of life, a man should become an ascetic which may be considered as negative kind of happiness. But to have that positive kind of happiness, in this present day of speedy and stressful life, we have to faithfully carry out our responsibilities to our career, home and the country.
All this should be done in the light and spirit of selfless service. If you wish sincerely to lead a happy life, you should also make others happy, thereby; you taste real and lasting happiness. There is a kind of joy in serving others with virtuous motives and in sacrificing what one has for the good of others. An act of goodness is in itself an act of happiness.
There is a sense of happiness in doing ones work honestly and efficiently. One more good quality for perfect happiness lies in renunciation (of some comforts). Wealth may give us joy for a while and fame may provide us with fleeting excitement.
They can’t give us permanent happiness. For example, you have read the stories of kings of those yesteryears and biographies of present-days’ dictators who had everything to make them happy and yet they felt and lead unhappy lives and some of them committed suicides even. Why?
The main cause is they have not practiced renunciation. Some of them were of the opinion that they knew every thing and considered themselves superior to God. That was one of the causes of their downfall sad endings of their valuable lives.
In doing our duty sincerely, we often feel peace of mind, which is an essential part of happiness. The stings of misfortune spare none. But they will not cow us, if we sincerely cultivate the spirit of renunciation, self –sacrifice, contentment and show dedication in our work (job or duty).
Quote: “He who controls himself can control others and he is considered the richest man on this earth who practices contentment with what he earns honestly (may be in small measures) in daily life.”
