How to Stay Happy? The Secret to Happiness

You get into trouble when you start making the mistake of thinking of yourself as superior to others and you begin to think of others as inferior. As soon as this process starts inside you, the germs of the problems hidden inside you become active and after a while the problems overwhelm you. Then getting rid of them is like getting rid of a giant. In this way you become a victim of pitiable condition.

In some societies before Christ, different methods were used to teach the rulers humility. The high priest slapped the Sumerian kings once a year. When the Russian conquerors passed through the bazaars, they were accompanied by a slave who whispered in their ears from time to time, "Remember that you are a mortal". You have all come into the world to be happy and to make others happy.

If you look around, you can easily see countless people who are in a pitiable condition and have no reason to be in that condition. If you ask them why they are in this state, they will point out the reasons which, after observing them, you will come to the conclusion that they do not exist at all. But since they have been in this situation for years, it has become a habit.

They have invested so much in their miserable condition that they will not be ready to give it up. If this condition disappears on its own, they will discover new ways to recreate it. Because they are so attached to it that they cannot imagine living without it.

There is a Chinese proverb that says, "It is not a miracle to be blown up in the air or on the water." Rather, walking on the earth is a miracle. "Most of us have no idea where to find happiness. They wander all their lives in search of happiness outside of themselves. 

They think that happiness is hidden in money. Someone is running for power, someone is dying for status, someone is giving his life for name, honor and fame. All this is a shadow of happiness. They are running after things without thinking. They are running after something that they will never get.

Dalai Lama rightly said that the first step in the pursuit of happiness is learning. It is never found outside, it is hidden inside you and you just have to find it. An old man was living at a place who was always happy. No one ever saw him Unhappy. It was as if he did not know the language. Like he just knew how to be happy.

When he was very old, a man asked him, "Would you please tell me your secret, how you are so happy, how you are happy every moment, it is impossible, it is unbelievable. "What is your secret?”

The old man answered with a smile, "Some time ago, I learnt a simple thing. Every morning when I woke up, I had two options to select from for that day. To be happy or unhappy and I always selected to be happy. That’s my secret. Each day provides me two blessings and I always select to be happy.

Berter Niedersell said: "What people mean by the struggle for life is, in fact, the struggle for success. The fear or apprehension that people face while engaging in the struggle is not that they will fail to get their breakfast the next morning. Rather, they will fail to outdo their neighbors in beauty”.

Howard University in the United States is happily offering Psychology. This course is gaining immense popularity and more students are joining this course than any other course. This course emphasizes that happiness is more effective in relation to our state of mind and is more effective in terms of our outlook on life than external factors. For example, wealth, fame, career, social status and prestige.

Throughout life, two paths come before you again and again. One way to be happy and the other way to be unhappy. Which path you choose for yourself is your choice. Remember that being happy does not mean that everything around you should be perfect. Rather, it means choosing to be happy despite the fact that our surroundings will never be perfect.