HAPPY Always.! All Ways... Learnt by PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.!

[PatchyBoy]

I have one request for all the people who wax eloquent here:

Please define Happiness.

Scenario 1: A rickshaw puller, gets paid a handsome tip by a generous passenger and can afford the book his child was asking for. So he rushes to the bookshop, gets the book and rushes home to give it to his child. When the child sees what the father has brought, the child beams and hugs the father. They both are happy.

Scenario 2: A pickpocket hits the jackpot, when the bag he just robbed has 100,000 rupees in cash. So he takes all his friends out on a drinking binge followed by a visit to the local red light district. Because they have so much cash, they pay the women there handsomely. All the men and women are laughing. They all are happy.

I am unable to comprehend the relevance of "இடுக்கன் வருஙால் நகுக" concept in this discussion. Smiling at the face of adversity might give one the strength to weather the storm, but will it make the person happy? I strongly doubt that.

Having said that, from the 2 scenarios above, doing what one really wants to do seems to be the key to happiness. Righteousness and adhering to social norms do not seem to be a pre-requisite for happiness. Now, for example, posting here is making me happy. I am posting this from my office during working hours. So, isn't that a crime? A breach of trust? Misuse of privileges? Then how come I feel happy and not feel guilty?

Rajan