1st November 2012
`The art of happiness lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.'
Henry Ward Beecher
The other day I was in a park near a school and I saw children playing. They had very ordinary things in their hands. They had just a pad and a tennis ball and a stick stuck to the ground. But they were playing `20-20 World Cup'! They were completely lost in their game jumping with joy and jubilation. They were at the peak of their happiness enjoying life with what they had!
As we grow in life, we acquire and acquire stuff. Your parent went to a small shop for shopping and came back with a happy shopping experience. But we go a malls these days and return home feeling how many things we still do not have!
Your parent travelled by bus and enjoyed the travel. But we travel in our car, but return home and regret we do not have a BMW!
Your parents saw a show in a black and white television and got immersed in the show. You have a home theatre system these days, but are you happy?
You parents shared their happy moment with their friends ad relatives with just a land telephone line. But are we happy with our smart phone which is already one year old?
Life is not what all you have, but it is being happy with what you have already!
N C Sridharan
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