While both happiness and success are largely what you define them to
be, success is a more material approach towards achievement, while
happiness is a holistic approach towards life in general. Success
differs form happiness, in that it makes you yearn for more, while
happiness spells contentment. Both happiness and success are very
important to our growth.
While one makes the soul richer, the other makes the pocket heavier!
What can make a man happy may not make him successful and surprisingly, what makes him successful, may not make him happy. Many believe happiness is being able to do what you want to do. Well, that I would call freedom. Then is it getting what you want in life? But, that defines success. So what exactly is happiness? How do we understand happiness? In my opinion, happiness is not quantifiable and has no particular reason. It happens when it does and if you stop a bit you will feel it filling your senses and creating a satiated, blissful experience.
While success makes you want more, happiness leaves you not wanting anything more, at least as long as the feeling lasts.
For a moment close your eyes and think of two things, one after the other. First think of living in a plush house with all luxuries that you can think of. Second, think of a tiny baby holding your finger with soft, gentle hands and smiling at you, the innocent, enchanting smile. Clearly these are two different feelings, two completely different experiences. One cannot be confused with the other. While happiness falls under the super set called human emotions, success is not an emotion. It is rather a state that you appear as, in the eyes of your co-beings, based on certain position that you achieve.
We often hear people describing others as 'a successful business person' or 'a successful politician' and so on. But have you ever heard of someone introducing someone as 'a happy teacher' or 'a happy film star'?
Therefore it is safe to conclude success as your state in the eyes of others around you and happiness as an emotional state that you experience within yourself. As much as it is important for a person to please others, it is important to please oneself. Therefore success is an ingredient that improves your public image and happiness is the essence of self image.
Happiness is the core, the self around which success can be woven beautifully. The key to success is therefore happiness. Start today by feeling happy inside and then slowly build your life around this happiness.
Remember that you cannot do something to be happy.
Doing is associated with success and feeling is associated with happiness. Feel the happiness that is within you. Keep your mind calm, so that you don't miss out on this feeling.
While one makes the soul richer, the other makes the pocket heavier!
What can make a man happy may not make him successful and surprisingly, what makes him successful, may not make him happy. Many believe happiness is being able to do what you want to do. Well, that I would call freedom. Then is it getting what you want in life? But, that defines success. So what exactly is happiness? How do we understand happiness? In my opinion, happiness is not quantifiable and has no particular reason. It happens when it does and if you stop a bit you will feel it filling your senses and creating a satiated, blissful experience.
While success makes you want more, happiness leaves you not wanting anything more, at least as long as the feeling lasts.
For a moment close your eyes and think of two things, one after the other. First think of living in a plush house with all luxuries that you can think of. Second, think of a tiny baby holding your finger with soft, gentle hands and smiling at you, the innocent, enchanting smile. Clearly these are two different feelings, two completely different experiences. One cannot be confused with the other. While happiness falls under the super set called human emotions, success is not an emotion. It is rather a state that you appear as, in the eyes of your co-beings, based on certain position that you achieve.
We often hear people describing others as 'a successful business person' or 'a successful politician' and so on. But have you ever heard of someone introducing someone as 'a happy teacher' or 'a happy film star'?
Therefore it is safe to conclude success as your state in the eyes of others around you and happiness as an emotional state that you experience within yourself. As much as it is important for a person to please others, it is important to please oneself. Therefore success is an ingredient that improves your public image and happiness is the essence of self image.
Happiness is the core, the self around which success can be woven beautifully. The key to success is therefore happiness. Start today by feeling happy inside and then slowly build your life around this happiness.
Remember that you cannot do something to be happy.
Doing is associated with success and feeling is associated with happiness. Feel the happiness that is within you. Keep your mind calm, so that you don't miss out on this feeling.
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