The time to be happy is now
The place to be happy is here
And the way to be happy
Is to make others happy
And to build a little heaven down here!
I remember first learning this song during my elementary religion class. Up to now, I still memorize this very short, happy, and beautiful song. Every time I sing it, I always feel good and at the same time I am reminded to be happy and to make others happy as well.
Happiness as they always say is something relative. Or, sometimes it is the relative of your relatives and the cousin of my neighbor. hehehehe! Kidding aside, while it is true that happiness varies depending on people's interests, values, beliefs, convictions, desires, wants, and all other things that you can think of, happiness will surely be the motivating factor if not the ultimate goal of many for living.
I have met a lot of people in my life sharing that happiness for them is when they are able to buy new shoes, branded clothes, bags, laptop, handphones, perfumes, cars, house and lot, and all other material things that they can think of. For others, they are happy doing what they want such as being with people, helping others, serving the poor, and other altruistic activities that one can indulge himself in. While others would say that they are happy living a simple life without pressure, competition, meeting deadlines and quotas of their work, as long as they are able to provide for their daily needs. Well, other groups would say that they are happy living a single life, married life, divorced life, drinking life, gambling life, sex life, and all kinds of 'life' that you may relate with.
At this point, I have come to realize that happiness is more than all the things that I have mentioned. I sincerely believe that it must be over and above the things that we can acquire. I think that happiness must be rooted in something that is universal. According to the famous philosopher Socrates, "Everything in this world is transient!" All things will fade away but living a happy life in the context of goodness and positivity will always be eternal, as it is the ultimate reason for everyone to continue living and loving.
Life is very short to be unhappy! It is your personal choice whether you want to live a happy life or not. I may not have all the things that I want but I think I have all the things that I need. Thus, I can say that I feel good for myself and I am happy for being so blessed . When you are happy, you are able to radiate and share that happiness to people around you. Don't you feel happy seeing others feeling good and happy too?
I hope that we all continue to share happiness to everyone we meet everyday. Just a simple smile to someone may be enough way to make that person feel happy. I invite you to join me in singing my favorite happy song, and it goes this way...........
The time to be happy is now
The place to be happy is here
And the way to be happy
Is to make others happy
And to build a little heaven down here!
The place to be happy is here
And the way to be happy
Is to make others happy
And to build a little heaven down here!
I remember first learning this song during my elementary religion class. Up to now, I still memorize this very short, happy, and beautiful song. Every time I sing it, I always feel good and at the same time I am reminded to be happy and to make others happy as well.
Happiness as they always say is something relative. Or, sometimes it is the relative of your relatives and the cousin of my neighbor. hehehehe! Kidding aside, while it is true that happiness varies depending on people's interests, values, beliefs, convictions, desires, wants, and all other things that you can think of, happiness will surely be the motivating factor if not the ultimate goal of many for living.
I have met a lot of people in my life sharing that happiness for them is when they are able to buy new shoes, branded clothes, bags, laptop, handphones, perfumes, cars, house and lot, and all other material things that they can think of. For others, they are happy doing what they want such as being with people, helping others, serving the poor, and other altruistic activities that one can indulge himself in. While others would say that they are happy living a simple life without pressure, competition, meeting deadlines and quotas of their work, as long as they are able to provide for their daily needs. Well, other groups would say that they are happy living a single life, married life, divorced life, drinking life, gambling life, sex life, and all kinds of 'life' that you may relate with.
At this point, I have come to realize that happiness is more than all the things that I have mentioned. I sincerely believe that it must be over and above the things that we can acquire. I think that happiness must be rooted in something that is universal. According to the famous philosopher Socrates, "Everything in this world is transient!" All things will fade away but living a happy life in the context of goodness and positivity will always be eternal, as it is the ultimate reason for everyone to continue living and loving.
Life is very short to be unhappy! It is your personal choice whether you want to live a happy life or not. I may not have all the things that I want but I think I have all the things that I need. Thus, I can say that I feel good for myself and I am happy for being so blessed . When you are happy, you are able to radiate and share that happiness to people around you. Don't you feel happy seeing others feeling good and happy too?
I hope that we all continue to share happiness to everyone we meet everyday. Just a simple smile to someone may be enough way to make that person feel happy. I invite you to join me in singing my favorite happy song, and it goes this way...........
The time to be happy is now
The place to be happy is here
And the way to be happy
Is to make others happy
And to build a little heaven down here!
Nice article! I also believe that real happiness is not something relative. It should be a choice rooted from the individual. Choosing to be happy rather than living a life chasing happiness. :D
ReplyDeletetrue, kapatid! the time to be happy is not yesterday,...not tomorrow,...not later,...but NOW! whenever i meet pinoys here, they would automatically ask me if i don't feel sad or if i feel homesick. and i would instantly reply "not at all!" we can always find a reason to be sad from all our disappointments and frustrations in life but we can find more reasons to be happy and yes, to make others as happy as we are! So, wherever we are right now, the time to be happy is now! :)!
ReplyDeleteNice one bro .. Just thinking about it ..How can anyone value happiness unless you have not experienced sadness ..having experienced sadness and still be able to share only your happiness is Nobel ..i think they work in proportion .and its your choice on what u want to share .. So doing the right thing is sharing what u have best ..Happiness .. IF UR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW .. STAMP YOUR FEET , IF UR HAPPY AND YOU KNOW ..then the face will surely show ..if your happy and you know ..STAMP UR FEET ;)
ReplyDeletenice Khadri. you know what, your discussion is similar to the discussion of one guest in our TM meeting last nights when he was called to participate in the Table Topics portion. you should have been there and you could have won.
ReplyDeletetnx Holy Weak for this. i fully support your views and points here. so, to be happy, let us go for a moroccan bath tonight, hehehe
@dare to bare - you are right. stay happy and healthy always:)thanks for the comment:)
ReplyDelete@coficup - you are one happy person i know. thanks for sharing your happiness and continue being happy. am happy for you coz you are happy and everyone is happy as well. stay happy:0 have a happy day my mars:0 hehehe:)miss you and the whole arigo family:)
ReplyDelete@khadri - hey dude, don't make it bad, take a sad song and make it better.......you know the song? well, am sure you don't know:) it was popularized by the famous band the BEATLES:) it was indeed a profound comment. you represented India well again:) hehehe:) thanks for the cute song. i have composed one song fitted for you:) hehehe:) you are right, sadness and happiness complement each other. stay happy, handsome and h_ _ _ _ y dude:)
ReplyDelete@expatworld - you are right. khadri will attend next time our TM meeting:0 right dude?:) anyways, i need to save for that first:0 hehehe:)
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