Inner happiness

       

 Don't put your happiness in the hands of someone else. If you really want to be happy you have to find this happiness within yourself.......I read this today and it made me blink my eyes, I took a deep breath and then I gave a deep thought. What a strong statement it is.

          Often , rather always we associate a sign of happiness only through a person or an event or an object. "I wish I could meet this person, I would be so happy" , " I wish I could buy a big house, then I shall be happy and peaceful" , "I wish He/she was mine, I don't need anything more in my life".....Sound familiar? Oh yes , so often we hear this sentence. So often we pin our happiness in that one or many things. Is the right ? Are we not expecting a momentary happiness? Are we not placing ourselves in the mercy of something or someone else? Doesn't that make us vulnerable? Aren't we mere puppets then? 

          By placing the happiness in that person's hands, we are placing ourselves in the mercy of that person. We will be mere puppets and have no identity since we seek happiness through them. In case we don't get it, we cry in misery, curse and regret and make our lives hell. We lose all the happiness that we had at that moment since we are lost in that loss. We are allowing the other person/thing to be our master and we are mere slaves. Is it worth it? Are we not depriving ourselves of the happiness that we have but ignored since our energies were pinned on this one? 

         In the process we lose our today. We forget to find joy in small things since we are bent on a certain happiness that WE THINK is good for us. We ignore the blossoming flower, the rain , the giggling child since we are so focussed on THAT happiness. The big happiness also lies in the small happiness. The only thing is we need to open our eyes and go within. Look inside and we shall find a lot more happiness and peace. The hunger kills us and we hunt like wild animals. Instead if we look inside and found more about ourselves, calmed our minds, become content, we shall be at peace and everything we hunted for  shall lose its charm. The happiness inside shall bring so much peace that we shall smile at nearly everything around us. We shall love to smile, love and share laughter more. There will be more contentment, no competition, no envy, no fear of losing, no mad rush to conquer. Our face would glow with the calmness and inner peace and happiness. The body would be healthier and have more energy. The smiles and care would be more genuine. That is true beauty and true happiness.

        Wishing everyone the wisdom to understand this deeply and to go with in and achieve this ultimate happiness. May we stop worrying, envying, hurting and may we be really happy, peaceful and confident about ourselves through this