What is
Happiness? How to Get It?
“Victory
is Happiness”, this is what the answer 70% of the people gave, when I put this
question in my personality development classes before them. Then why do people always be sad, live in
sorrow, even though most of them know the answer? Because most of us do not
follow or at least try what we know is right.
Happiness definition:
When
it comes to it’s definition, many prominent people have answered it earlier,
but Wikipedia defines it best. “Happiness is a mental state of well-being characterized by positive emotions
ranging from contentment to intense joy”.
What’s
the million dollar question is how to get it? Well you may find it difficult to
answer, but it is as simple as eating a peeled banana, yes – the answer is
“Through Constant victory” in other words “achieving targets”
With
this simple answer many doubts and again some questions arise. Constant victory
over WHAT?
The
answer is again simple. Just look back in your life. Have you ever felt happy
for a long time I mean for a period of one month or at least for one week? And
for why? I’m sure it would be related to some kind of victory or achievement.
Constant victory over colleagues, friends, family members and relationships
with them, challenges and problems etc., whatever you may come across in your
day to day life, will ultimately lead you to happiness.
But,
I know these are not the cases, you are looking for. When you searched for the
term ‘happiness’ in the cyber space means you are looking for something more
than these or probably you might have vexed with your problems and seeking
solutions to get out of them. If that is the case, you are in the right place
now.
You
are looking for solution means you have already taken the first step to
happiness. Remember facing problems and not running away from them is
happiness. It only exists within our state of life right now, here in the
present, as we face the challenges of our daily life. Remember some wise person
(not me) has said that happiness is not the end but it is a journey to the end
(goal).
If
I am right and you are looking for true and lasting happiness, then here is the
simple outstanding tip- achieving goals is happiness. Set yourself goals and
work on reaching them, I’m sure you will find happiness.
One
of the world’s greatest truths is that all of life’s happiness comes from
achieving goals. When you check back your life, what will make you happy will
be the greatest things you have done. Find out those things which brought you
happiness in your life in the past. I’m sure you’ll find at least one single
success story of yours, and try to make some more.
Top tip to keep you happy.
Finally, remember one
thing, if you are bored with your life, unhappy or magnet to sorrow means it is
all due to lack of clear targets and goals but nothing else. Try to figure out what you want to achieve in
your life, draw a road map, work on it, happiness will be yours. Best of Luck.