The objective of many people in this world is to find peace and happiness. Many of them look for guidance from spiritual leaders, others try to find solace in diligently doing their duties. Still others try to find happiness in wealth and material gains. There are very few however, who look for happiness in within themselves and within their actions.
Happiness can be described as a state of mind. In this state, a person is content with all that he has got with him, he is health and has sound mind, and lastly he is fully involved in the service of the mankind. One has to rise above jealousies and selfishness in order to attain happiness.
A person in order to obtain control and peace of mind and soul should first learn to be satisfied himself. He should be aware that competition brews discontent and takes away the peace of mind. Petty jealousies and longing for material goods only breed sorrow. People who rise above these factors by simplifying their needs and change their attitudes towards the life can hope to achieve contentment.
Our selfish nature takes away a lot of happiness from our lives. We may fool ourselves in pretending and thinking that by protecting our own interest, we will find happiness, however this is not true. Happiness cannot be achieved by gratifying physical senses. Such as action is temporary because once the object of gratification is removed a sense of boredom or disgust pervades us. It has therefore, been rightly said that only those can hope to find eternal happiness who places other person’s interest and sorrow before everything personal. A sincere, hard-working person who is not concerned by the fruits his actions will bear can be called as a happy person and able to have a happy life ever after.
A person has risen above petty jealousies, hatred, intolerance and laziness can therefore, lay a claim to true happiness. Such people have unshaken faith in the powers of the Almighty and their ability. They have learned to live a simple, virtuous and stable life even under the most trying conditions.
