In Search for Happiness
What is the objective human life? The answer to that is HAPPINESS.
Our eternal desire for happiness is our misery. And therefore sorrow is an outcome of this desire when we try to perceive happiness in the everyday activities we take part in. We tend to incline towards the direction which gives us more happiness. Our expectations are superficial and short lived and do not exactly lead us to happiness in the actions we perform. We try to extend our search for happiness in different places, at different times, through objects of our desire, and with people and various circumstances.
The desire for happiness will end only when we realise it is an out come of eternal infinite bliss that is gained from nothing external but comes from within us.
Happiness can be found within ourselves and not from the inanimate objects around us. Inanimate objects are not the source of it. We tend to feel happy because we infuse the feeling of happiness into the material object we have with us. Let us look at it from economics point of view. Say we desire to consume some quantity of a product like a chocolate.. We are satiated when we consume a certain quantity of it. If we force ourself to consume more, we tend to start experiencing aversion towards the taste as it is overbearing on our palette.
Hence, it is we who experience happiness and not the objects around us. Therefore, we are the source of our happiness.
We are what we seek.
In reality, our natural state is to be content. Whether we have material objects or not, we should always stay in a state of happiness. When emotions get attached to objects, it brings sorrow and that is why we feel as though we lack happiness.
What brings this happiness in our lives? The answer to that is ACHIEVEMENTS.
There are two types of achievements:
- Gain of the ungained thing – Using the right knowledge and the required action brings in results. Here, we rely on the knowledge to lead us to the right result. There is no expectation of a certain desired result as such. This is what we call creation or innovation. Here, knowledge and action come together to bring in a gain which is acceptable in the true sense of the word.
- Gain of the thing already gained – When we already have an idea of what we are looking for but have no idea of where to find it, contemplation or someone’s timely assistance helps us to find what we are looking for. Here, there is no action needed. Therefore, knowledge equals gain.
Humans can perceive this knowledge through these different ways. They are through direct perception, inference, words or verbal testimony.
This article has been written by Vineet