Are you living a happy life? It is a question that most people should ask themselves. It is difficult to know by just looking at a person’s face whether they are happy or not. It is unusual to see a sad face but when you see one, still it is ambiguous. People are different, there are those who see nothing to smile or laugh about but this does not mean they are not happy, yet there are those who are extremely jolly but live very unhappy lives. Question is what makes people happy? Is it money, wealth, class, fame, gender, age, achievements? If this is a way of judging happiness then what about those people who are poor, insane, sick, disabled? Does it mean that they are unhappy?
The bible states in the presence of God there is fullness of joy. Personally I have been in church and still I find myself still living unhappy life. And I am sure I am not the only one. So, what seems to be the true meaning of happiness? Celebrities have all the fame they need and of course money but some of them are not happy or were not happy a good example is Michael Jackson. The poor live their lives wishing they were rich often they would be heard saying when I become rich I will be happy. When riches come they are always accompanied by unhappiness so, what is the true meaning of happiness.
Recently I discovered happiness lies in the inner peace. If you don’t have this no matter who you are, what you are, what you possess you will never be happy, never!!
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A question: if the only way of being happy is by having inner peace, how then can this inner peace be achieved?
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, how can extremely jolly people live unhappy lives? And how can people who see nothing to smile or laugh about ever be considered happy? Doesn't this seem like a contradiction?
Now about the bible: it talks about happiness in the presence of God . However, it never said that God resides in Churches. So maybe seeking happiness in Churches may be fundamentally misguided. Or what do you think?
You have a point there. Inner peace can be achieved by doing what you think is right and making sure your path in life is clean and blameless.Your Face May Show extreme Jolliness which its just a facial expression which may not express the inner self.People who see nothing to smile or laugh about May have other better ways of expressing their happiness other than smiling and Laughing.It is at the church when i was taught this verse and believed going to church and abiding by the word from the bible i would find the true meaning of happiness.
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