There is no path to happiness, happiness is the path 1

There is no path to happiness, happiness is the path. It was 1943 when German Nazi government started inhuman torture on Jews and putting them in a horrible condition in concentration camps.

I young new psychiatrist man in his early 20 named Victor a Frankl is one of them. Victor a Frankl the survivor of Holocaust give a new theory of Lego therapy in his book man search for meaning and give an idea that happiness cannot be pursued it’s a state of mind.

A person who has meaning to life can survive any condition in a happy state. Victor a Frankl despite of such hostile condition in the German concentration camp he found the ways along with his companions to be in happy state of mind by cracking jokes and his sense of humor. This indicates that there is no path to happiness, happiness is the path.

Now the question arises, what is happiness? AS stated by the Mahatma Gandhi happiness is the state when what you think what you say and what you do are in a complete harmony.

Happiness is the state of mind. it is an internal feeling of joy and satisfaction.

Happiness as a state of mind: happiness cannot be persuade. Raghav have all basic amenities a big mansion to live, a car and a loving family still he fill void in himself. He doesn’t sleep with joy and satisfaction at night on the other hand Raju who’s mother is a house made who earned his daily wage by hard work is a happy and contented and grateful for all those things to God.

So we can see that the external things which can be happiness to one person means nothing for another. One who has a purpose to live who live according to his values and remain grateful optimistic in his circumstances can stay happy.

Happiness cannot be persuade: there is no pass to happiness. Life is a bouncy Road not a highway. Up and downs are part of life. As future is on predictable we never know what happens in next 12 hours so chasing happiness does not make any sense. It is greatly said that you can’t control what happens to you but you can always control how you respond.

No matter what the situation is what time are John we are in this freedom of choice is one thing which no one can take away from us.

And this freedom of choice in the key ingredient of happiness. Suppose you are working on any important project. You tried very hard to make it happen and put your blood and sweat and tears in it and God forward your project turns into a failure. How will you feel of course there will be some gloomy minutes but if you are on optimistic you will be happy and satisfied by knowing that you give your best. So giving your best efforts is a freedom of twice which game of feeling of satisfaction and strength to wear a setback.

Sense of a purpose: I said bhai Frederick those who have a strong why can bear almost anyhow.

It is also seen in human status of human psychology that those person who have a purpose to do any certain task can indoor challenges optimistically and remain in happy set of mind.

Grades in any field be it Roger Federer in tennis Michael Phelps in swimming Michael Jordan in Basketball or Sachin Tendulkar in cricket do the things because doing that give them happiness.

Why does Kobe Bryant pushes himself in challenges pain and keeping playing in Basketball court while for a normal person it is difficult to stand a straight in that much pain leave about running.

When asked Kobe Bryant replied that it is having control over his mind and body gives happiness to him.

It is doing what you think and say gives happiness.

Nordic countries continue to top in global happiness index from past 7 years Finland being at top from pass 3 consecutive years while in global happiness index 2024 India ranks 124.

In Finland people have a strong since of community do good deeds and find a clear purpose for themselves. They leave with a sense of Trust freedom and high level of autonomy.

Why India the most populous country struggle with poverty illiteracy and unemployment with put a stress on state of people’s mind although happiness as we discussed his a state of mind it cannot be persuade but a good health system gender equality safety and security of human all contribute to the happiness index ranking of a nation.

Bhutan avar nevar a small landloc country goes one step ahead to ensure happiness of its people Bhutan started gross national happiness Shimla to the concept of gross domestic product. Bhutan Emphasis ke lot on climate change and becomes only carbon negative country in the world. Staying connected to nature to our cultural roots also gives the sense of happiness. Those people who have sense of purpose and remain connected to their cultural and natural habitat have low level of stress and long life time. Distance of purpose is called in Japanese and Japanese people have highest average life spam in the world.

I said bhai Mahatma Gandhi the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa embodies their principal and to found themselves they loose themselves in service of humanity.

No doubt economic prosperity is very important for growth and development of any individual but only material goods does not being the state of happiness. Happiness is something which have to be obtained internally not from externalities. ethical value also lead to the happiness.

Compassion weather you give any sort of help like a mail to hungry needy man the joy you feel from inside is incompatible with any materialistic environment.

When you do your work with atmost honesty and sincerity even when no one is watching the boost in yourself his team you experience is incomparable.

Being kind to animals are other living beings who cannot explain their sorrow. Being empathy to follow human beings full stop being nice to other for no hidden benefit is what makes us human.

This core values of kindness compassion empathy respectful to others selflessness on ST and integrity vent in Grand in one’s life been true happiness.

As it is rightly said that it is not the destination which being happiness is once life but it is the journey are the relentless pursuit of a goal which is very close to the one heart.

Journey is the destination so happiness does not lie in the achievement of any particular goal it lies in the relentless persuade daily moving closer to your goal.

So when Victor a frankl is laborated from concentration camp in Germany he found that happiness is the path itself. It is a state of mind and if you learn how to be happy in any circumstances no outer power of the world can impact you.

The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go Mark Twain.

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