A young man who was always restless and anxious to see a wise man and asked, "How long will it take me to acquire happiness?" The wise man looked at the young man replied, "About ten years."
Hearing this young man was shocked, "So long," he asked incredulously. "No," said the wise man, "I was wrong. You need 20 years. "
The young man grew confused. "Why Teachers lipatkan two," he asked in astonishment. A wise man said, "Just think, in this case you may need 30 years."
What comes to your mind when reading the story above? Do you know why more and more young people were asked, the longer the time it takes to achieve happiness?
So, how do we get earthly happiness? As has been expressed, happiness will only be achieved if we want to search into. However, it's not all you can get for free. You must be willing to pay the price.
To make it easier we use the analogy of a shop. Name of the store is the "Gift of Happiness." There is no item called "happiness" because "happiness" itself is not for sale. However, this store sells all the items that are elements of happiness builders, among other things: patience, sincerity, gratitude, compassion, honesty, abandonment, and willing to forgive. This is the "stuff" that you need to achieve happiness.
However, different from regular stores, this store does not sell the finished product. Sold here is the seed. So, if you are interested in purchasing "patience" you will only get the "seeds of patience." Therefore, as soon as you get home you have to try hard to cultivate those seeds until it yields the fruit of patience.
Every seed that you buy at the store contains a number of issues that you must solve. Only when you are able to solve the problem, you will reap the fruit. Seeds sold at stores that also vary in degree.
"Patience level 1," for example, means facing traffic, or bus driver inconsiderate.
"Patience level 2" means facing arbitrary boss, or friend who gossipy.
"Patience is a level 3", for example, is facing child affected by autism.
Other menus such as "grateful."
'"Thankful level 1" is grateful in times of pleasure, while "grateful level 2" is grateful in times of trouble.
"Honesty level 1," for example, honesty in ordinary conditions, while "honesty level 2" honesty is under threat. Here's some of the products that can be purchased in "Happiness Shop".
Every product sold in the store vary in price according to the quality of the resulting character. TURN most expensive. IS "PATIENCE" Because Patience is the raw material of all kinds of products that are sold there.
The philosopher Thomas Paine once said, "What we obtain too easily certainly less we appreciate. Only the high price that gives value to everything. "
With this perspective as we face the problem differently. We will be friends with problems. We also would welcome any existing problems with joy because in every problem always contained "medicine and vitamins" that we desperately need.
By doing so you will be "thank you" to the people who have trouble you because they are "APPEARS" to help you.Reckless driver, an evil neighbor, boss arbitrary adlh opportunity to forge patience. Income that is barely growing opportunities For gratitude.
Noisy and rowdy atmosphere is an opportunity to cultivate concentration. People who are ungrateful for the opportunity to grow feeling unconditional love. The people who hurt you is the opportunity to cultivate willingly forgive
In accordance with the expression of this truth:
Exercising patience is the highest ascetic way
This means that gratitude is a part of the exercise of patience. By exercising patience means training gratitude, sincerity, compassion, honesty, abandonment, and are willing to forgive and others.
Just like in the concentrate, we have to go back to the original object, when the mind wanders everywhere both fun and sad. It means we are training PATIENCE. That exercise patience to Accept It Is. And I honestly have to say NOT EASY.
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