At this time of the year and in Christmas time, we have to be reminded to be merry and joyful. There many well wishers and they send us their wishes and we returned them will our greetings. Why do we need to be merry and joyful only during the Christmas month. Alot of the activities are commercialized and the business programmes are only out to make money by celebrating the occasion.
Such similar motives will also be done for the coming New Year celebration and the CNY festival. People are make to fill good by the business people so that they seek fun and spend their money while enjoying the fun. Everything is so artificial.
In reality, we should be happy all the time with or without such festivals or the commercial activities. We do not need other people to make us happy and we do not need to select the time to be happy. This happiness is within us and it is our decision to decide when to be happy. But, what is the missing link if we can be happy all the time.
Our MIND. Just for example, if we watch a good movie, we are influenced by the mood in the movie. Who interpretes it ? Yes, again it is our Mind. Who controls it ? Of course, we should be the master and we should control the mind. However, the mind is very powerful and it needs to be trained to obey our wish. If it is not properly trained, it will control us in return and if this happens, then the mind will decide when we should be happy or sad.
I read the read the wise words of Socrates on the FB posted on the site by my friend SB and it prompts me to write this message.
" When we do not get the things we want, we suffer and when we get the things that we don't want, we suffer. Even if we get the things we want, it will last forever and we also suffer. Our mind is our predicament. It wants to be free of change, free of pain , free of all the obligations in life and death. But, change is the law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality".
In conclusion, control your mind and you will be happy.
Namaste.
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