The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
Interpretation
Caring for others' happiness enhances our own well-being.
This quote emphasizes the interconnectedness of human well-being and happiness. It suggests that when we prioritize the happiness of others, we not only contribute to their joy but also enrich our own lives and sense of fulfillment. This reciprocal relationship indicates that our emotional health is often tied to the well-being of those around us.
In practice
This quote could be shared during a community service event to inspire volunteers.
Human beings are not intrinsically selfish, which isolates us from others. We are essentially social animals who depend on others to meet our needs. We achieve happiness, prosperity and progress through social interaction. Therefore, having a kind and helpful attitude contributes to our own and others' happiness.
Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental happiness, we need both material and spiritual development. This is why, for our own good and that of society we need to balance material progress with inner development.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.
My religion is kindness. _x000D_ A good mind, a good heart, _x000D_ warm feelings these are _x000D_ the most important things.
If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring.
Storybook happiness involves every form of pleasant thumb-twiddling; true happiness involves the full use of one's powers and talents.
I like joy; I want to be joyous; I want to have fun on the set; I want to wear beautiful clothes and look pretty. I want to smile and I want to make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like it. I like being happy. I want to make others happy.
Each of us, when our day's work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster Γ la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.
Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed, you realize what the word joy is all about.
The only reason you are happy is because you choose to be happy. Happiness is a choice, and so is suffering.
But day after day of depression, the kind that doesnβt seem to merit carting me off to a hospital but allows me to sit here on this stoop in summer camp as if I were normal, day after day wearing down everybody who gets near me. My behavior seems, somehow, not acute enough for them to know what to do with me, though Iβm just enough of a mess to be driving everyone around me crazy.
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