It is the nature of humans to oscillate
between happiness and stress. We speak of increasing hours of happiness through
external sources and resources when actually, isn't it really a state of mind?
Ah! The MIND! The monkey that jumps from tree to tree! With a super speed
unmatched by anything else in the human being, to steady it is a challenge.
But the question is how to make happiness a
state of mind? We try to keep away from people and situations that affect us
adversely in order to get happiness. Which means, we ARE affected and are in denial?
Pushing away issues under the carpet may give us a superficial impression of
happiness but there are definitely unhealed issues festering within.
As we know, many of us kill the child
within us at some point. Believe me, if you don't carry the forgetting and
loving innocence of that child as an adult, all you will do is live your life
cloaking your real emotions, hiding hurt from the world and blaming something
or someone most times and also trying to become successful so that THAT becomes
your benchmark for happiness. Hmmm! Let's not forget that THAT is an external
benchmark designed to ARRIVE at happiness. Whereas, happiness is not something
to be arrived at.
Actually, without the shining light of
simplicity, innocence and forgiving, can there be real happiness? I have yet to
see it.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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