Happiness is only within your mind.
Because people have lived different lives, they have different ideas and opinions. Therefore, they will not have the same definition of success and happiness. For those who have lived very poor lives, financial wealth will be considered a sign of happiness and success. For those who have lived as orphans, having a family will be considered a happy life. For those who have money and do not want to be unknown, being famous will be considered a sign of success and happiness.
It’s like a saying we often hear. Happiness is inside you. In fact, the definitions differ because people live differently. True happiness depends on your own satisfaction. Even if you have unlimited money and wealth, if you are not satisfied with yourself, will you be happy? Will you consider yourself successful and happy? Similarly… If you have a job that provides you with enough food and drink and do the things you want, if you are satisfied, you will be happy with your life. Because you are doing what you want, you will think that your life is fun and fulfilled.
It’s like the play The Water Boy that we learned in the tenth grade. “Don’t take a penny… I’ll give you half the country.” Even though the king of the country had half the country, he couldn’t be satisfied until he got the penny. That’s why he couldn’t be happy. In the end, no matter how much money he gave, he was satisfied only when he got the penny he wanted. It’s the same meaning… Even if you are rich as a millionaire, if you are not satisfied in your heart, if you are not satisfied, even if you are on the list of the richest people in the world, you will not be happy and you will not feel successful. It’s like the saying “when you love what you have, you have everything you need”. If you love and appreciate what you have, you will be happy as if you have everything you need. You will not be rich if you have a lot of money, but when you are satisfied with what you have, you will be happy.
Sometimes happiness is not the same as success. Not everyone who is happy is successful, but everyone who is successful is happy. That’s why some famous and successful people often commit suicide, We hear about suicides. If happiness and success are the same, it is too much.
But why do some people who we think are successful in life commit suicide? The main thing is that they are dissatisfied with the life they have, they are not happy, to a greater or lesser extent. We are disappointed, but in their own minds, they think that their life is not satisfactory or not fun.
That is why being satisfied with the life you have is related to your happiness. No matter how low you have, if you are satisfied, you will be happy as if you have achieved the greatest value in your mind. That is why they say that happiness comes from your mind, and happiness is only inside you. “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” As the great writer Dee Carnegie said. Success is getting what you want, and happiness is wanting what you get. But first try to live happily in life. If you can live happily in this way, then your life will be successful as a human being.
Therefore, instead of looking at what others have and what others have, and being unhappy with your life, you need to think about the little things that are good for you and the little things that are comfortable for you. Think about your little things, everything you own, and finally, living a healthy life, even if they are not very valuable, and be satisfied.
Finally, even if you don't have anything big, living a healthy life is still satisfying. As long as you are alive, think about what you want to be, what you want to do, and what you think you can do.
Instead of wasting time thinking about what you don't have and being sad about it, think about what you have and be happy. Life will be more enjoyable. May you find happiness in your own heart. #BAWA101