Guard Your Happiness
Somebody asked me “what were my happiest events so far in my life”. I am 65 now and my happiest moments I could not complete counting till 15.
- passed CA
- First Job
- My own wedding
- First child born
- Second child born
- First child did his PhD with Gold medal
- Second child did her CA
- First child got married
- Second child got married
- First grand son born
- built my own house
- Bought my first car
- Second grand son born
More or less every normal person will have 10-15 happiest moments in their life.
But the irony is many times even our close relatives don’t hesitate to poison our happiness. Either due to ego or jealousies. Specially in wedding events which are most happiest and sacred moments of our life but people around us will have number of complaints. We are not invited properly. Room given to us is not good. Food is lousy etc. etc. in present times when families are nuclear, as it is, it is difficult to manage grand events by family of 3-4. Our weakness is if any one says anything, we take it seriously and spoil our happiest moments.
My advise to people is don’t get fazed by such comments because as it is after few months these so called short comings are going to be immaterial but we can spoil our happiest moments which will never come back. My advise to the close relatives and friends is that if you can’t increase someone’s happiness then at least don’t spoil it by foolish acts.
Learn to let go.