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Why Happiness is Considered the State of Mind

Happiness and satisfaction are the state of mind. It can never be assumed that a person is happy due to too much money or having plenty of facilities. We can never say that a person is happy after being well settled. Rather we generally see poor people more satisfied than the rich. Then what is the thing for the poor to retain him happy, this is inner satisfaction. In other words we can say, the state of mind which makes him happy and contented. We take an example of such condition.

Why Happiness is Considered the State of Mind

Ashfaq Ahmad, who was a very known writer of Pakistan says that he has served for several years in Radio Pakistan and got posted at various locations. He also remained posted at Gilgit Radio Station. It was a small office but in a beautiful place. There a person named Ghulab, who was a low paid employee at Gilgit Radio Station and was doing duty as a office boy. Ghulab always remained unhappy and worried by his appearance. We never saw him happy and contented. We thought him unhappy because of his financial condition as his pay was very less. Ashfaq Ahmad says, "After few months I got posted out from Gilgit and was deployed at any other station and forgot everything about Gilgit and the poor employee Ghulab".

After many years again Ashfaq Ahmad got posted at Gilgit Radio Station. Old memories were refreshed by this posting. Now this station was improved and seemed to be better than its previous condition. He was in his office when he saw a very happy an contented person on his service. This person was so good at his conduct that Ashfaq Ahmad got impressed of the gentleman. The office boy, who got little old now, was ahead of any demands from his seniors and everyone was very satisfied by his services. 

Ashfaq Ahmad was back to Gilgit Radio Station after many years, so he couldn't recognise the gentleman on his very first appearance. One day on inquiring from the gentleman, Ashfaq Ahmad got surprised that he was same Ghulab, who used to remain unhappy and always remained unsatisfied by his life, also he never worked to the satisfaction of his seniors.

Ashfaq Ahmad asked from Ghulab about the secret behind his happiness, whether he got too much money from anywhere or any of his problem has been resolved which had made him worried previously. 

Then Ghulab told the secret of his happiness. He said, " Nothing has changed in my life, I have same financial condition as you saw me in your last posting. The only change is my state of mind to see things in different way". Ghulab told that one day, at early morning, when he got up. He was so much worried as previous, but before getting out of bed, suddenly a thought came into his mind, why I remain worried? Can anyone help him by seeing him in this condition, so why not to remain contented and thankful to Allah Almighty, who has given him beautiful life with very helpful family. This was commitment made by Ghulab to never complain to anyone about his condition and always to remain happy. Ghulab said, " From that day onwards my life style changed altogether and I even felt improvement in my performance and general conduct with everyone".

This was only state of mind, which had made Ghulab unhappy of his life, which he changed by his change of mind and by his commitment.

Moral: Happiness is considered the state of mind

Other Moral English Stories of Your Interest

1.                   Why a Person is Slave of his Thoughts

2.                   Why to stick to your own Ethics andValues, not to that of others

3.                   Why the World is Considered to beSelfish

4.                   How Dress Speaks of One's Personality

5.                   Why Intelligence is Superior to thePhysical Strength

6.                   Why we should't trust anyone blindly

7.                   Don't Leave Today's Work on Tomorrow

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