The Essence of HappinessPosted by Nick Niesen on October 26th, 2010 I will never forget the dedication in the book of one of the most reputable experts on the subject of motivation, the American Dr. David J. Schwartz, The Magic of Thinking Big. When his six-year old son completed kindergarten, Dr. Schwartz asked him what he would like to be when he grew up. Without hesitation, the child replied, ?Dad, I want to be a professor.? ?A professor? A professor of what??, Dr. Schwartz asked. ?Well, Dad,? his son replied, ?I think I want to be a professor of happiness.? ?A professor of happiness! That?s a pretty wonderful ambition, don?t you think? To them - David, a fine boy with a grand goal, and to his mother, this book is dedicated.? Most people think that happiness is a result of personal qualities and circumstances which cannot be measured. For others, the goal of happiness is ?all or nothing.? One of the best tennis players in the world, Arancha Sanchez-Vicario, gave the following answer to the question ?What is a nice day for you?? So what can we do to adapt to this new way of living? Regardless of how they connect with our careers, our education, business, family, health, wealth, perfection, glory and power our dreams and desires have their own paths. Once we are able to truly believe that we will find and follow this path, we will certainly become happier. Such faith gives us enormous power, divine guidance and inner strength to walk our path with confidence and accept our challenges with grace. Therefore, we have to learn to strive toward giving our best effort every day, to carefully measure all our thoughts, words or deeds, and to try to realize whether they make us happy or unhappy. The ultimate goal is achieving absolute happiness. Millions of people look for it, but only handfuls create it themselves. Like it? Share it!More by this author |