Whenever we feel happy it is our happiness. Generally speaking, everybody feels happy when we get mental satisfaction at what we have done and when we have met our goals and desires. Moreover, we feel happy when our lives go well in a way we expected. But from my own point of view, I think that happiness differs from person to person. I also personally conceive that there must be some reasons for us to be happy. without any reason then I think happiness is out of question.
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So happiness comes with reasons. What could a happiness mean for lovers? Obviously, happiness for them would be spending their time together-talking, kissing, dining, cuddling and never wanting to go off one another. And for our parents, happiness could be when we the children do good deeds and excel in studies and get a good job. I am pretty sure that all our parents' happiness and sorrow entirely depend on us, the children. So we are the reasons for our parents' happiness as well as grief.
likewise, for girls, shopping and receiving calls and gifts from their boy friends could be their happiness and for boys, staring at the stunning and exquisite laddies and of-course going out for date with their girl friends could be their happiness apart from other reasons.
But the happiness we obtain from all these things is a short term happiness. It won't last long. It will be gone just a moment later. The great world's spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama says that the happiness we get from others or from external environments is just a sensorial happiness and that we must go for eternal happiness. Here, you may think that only the Buddha can achieve this. But no.. we all have the potentials and ways to achieve eternal happiness. We needn't be a Buddha, saint, monk or nun..It is impossible for every one to be any of them. We can be what we are and achieve this lifetime blissfulness through the practice of noble deeds. Be kind to all the sentient beings, never harm others, help the needy, be affectionate and compassionate, avoid deceptions and fibs, be friendly to all and avoid discrimination, don't be arrogant and egocentric...if we can follow all these practices in our lives then we are bound to accomplish eternal happiness and mental satisfaction.
For instance, suppose you have deceived a person and took away all his money.You will get both enjoyment and happiness till that money gets exhausted. And after that you won't get mind peace and you have to be always in worries and tensions. Even if you can escape from that but you will be always in guiltiness till you expire. On the contrary, lets say you are a kind and helping person. You will be loved by all and there will be many friends to you. So you will be happy forever and when you die you will die in peace and with satisfactions. So the choice is mine, yours and ours whether to opt for a short term happiness or eternal happiness.
Have a nice time reading and pardon me for the mistakes If I have made. I will be glad and grateful if you all could find my mistakes and correct me...
Thank you......
