Today, the world celebrates International Day of Happiness. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution (65/309) which recognised happiness as a “fundamental human goal” back in 2011.
International Day of Happiness
On 28th Jun/2012 The United Nations General Assembly adapted a resolution (66/281) which invites Member States to pursue the elaboration of additional measures that better capture the importance of the pursuit of happiness and well-being in development with a view to guiding their public policies.
Why do we need to pursue happiness?
Wealth have been measured by the amount of money we have, however, it is not a reflection of ones happiness and well-being. We have all been busy working, doing things to increase our wealth, sometimes, we even do things that we hate just because it will probably generate more wealth. The day of happiness reminds us of what is important in life and brings us back to what should have been our goal in the first place.
A reason to be happy
The last few weeks have been a very stressful event in our life, family members getting sick and hospitalised one after the other, bills that are not covered by insurance filling-up is enough reason not to be happy. But the other day, our VP gave a very inspiring speech on his birthday. He said, we have a roof on our head, we have water to drink, we have clothes to wear, just think of the millions of people that do not even have those basic necessities. That made me think about my current situation. Even though family members are getting sick, they get treatment, we have access to healthcare. I also found an inspiration from one of my favourite TV shows Blue Bloods in one of the scene, one of the character said that nobody gets better by always being successful, we learn from our mistakes and failures and that makes us better. I didn’t have to look far for happiness, my family is my happiness. What about you?
My company just gave us another reason to be happy, one free ticket to any of the destinations that we fly to (subject to availability of course).
Meet the “A” in A, B & Me! I’m your tech-savvy guy, but I’m also a big fan of action-packed movies, binge-worthy TV shows, whipping up hearty dishes (and devouring them with gusto!), and going on thrilling adventures around the globe. Let’s dive into the tech world together, with a side of rugged excitement.
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