I think the SG sounded good on this theme: “At
this time of grave injustices, devastating wars, mass displacement, grinding
poverty and other manmade causes of suffering, the International Day of
Happiness is a global chance to assert that peace, well-being and joy deserve
primacy.” — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
And I had it
written down on my agenda to comment on, but I was busy with another local festivity
at the time! On this blog, we celebrate happiness every day, because true
happiness is not burying your head in the sand or watching little Smurfs throwing big rocks around, as in the promotional video. Neither is happiness a warm gun, RIP
John Lennon. It could, however, be a warm puppy, as Schultz originally said in 1962. But really, happiness is
something we have inside, and just have to uncover. Ban Ki-moon hits the nail on the
head when he talked about “manmade causes of suffering…” We make our own
suffering, and cause suffering to ourselves and to others. We’re that dumb, really.
Although our upbringing and society don’t us help much on that count. But once we increase
awareness and learn the trick, it’s easy. Do away with the causes of suffering –
mental misalignment, ignorance and non-awareness – and all you have to do is allow
happiness to flower. It’s that simple.
So OK, let’s
allow the UN to do its thing and celebrate days to increase awareness, but I
did have to laugh at March 20th being one day out of 365 for happiness.
What about the other 364?
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