Five Rules of Happiness

how one can define happiness??? of course no one has to tell if you’re sad when you’re obviuosly happy. But many of us don’t know how to be truly happy. One may like something but don’t enjoy it, or one may like doing something but guilty of doing it. That’s why, there are also rules for happiness. These rules may help you to be truly happy or it may help you to be an optimistic person.

RULE NO. 1: IF YOU LIKE A THING ENJOY IT

          this may sound crazy, of course if you like a thing you will probably enjoy it, right?? but for the second thought, many people now do like a thing but not enjoying it. Like buying a new pair of sandals. you like it but you are not comfortable wearing it. Not everything you like make you happy.

RULE NO. 2: IF YOU DON’T LIKE A THING AVOID IT

     another weird statement, of course if you don’t lke a thing you will probably avoid it. Many people today don’t like something but can’t avoid it. For example, a job. A job may be very tiring and you are not satisfied with it. Yet, you cannot resign because you need that job to earn money.

RULE NO. 3:IF YOU DON’T LIKE A THING AND YOU CANNOT AVOID IT. CHANGE IT.

     if there is something that you don’t like and can’t avoid, change it. Not all the time, you will just depend you’re happiness in things that you like. This is the key for understanding the word CONTENTMENT. do something that will change a particular thing that you don’t like. You may not know, that changing something may make you happy.

RULE NO.4: YOU ACCEPT A THING BY CHANGING YOUR VIEWPOINT.

     now here’s a catch. How will you accept a thing that you don’t like?? this may sound ridiculous. but this will help you to be an optimistic person. remember that not all the struggle in life, or confusions are bad things. By changing your viewpoint you may change your outlook in life and you can find happiness in an easier way.

RULE MO. 5: IF YOU DON’T LIKE A THING, CANNOT CHANGE IT, THEN ACCEPT IT.

     there are facts in life that one must accept. not all the things in this world makes you happy. by accepting the truths in life, one developes himself. And there lies the true key for gaining happiness.

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