The Secret Of Happiness

Posted on Mar 14th, 2012 | 0 comments home title

“Inspiring Story : The Secret Of Happiness Is Your Secret Weapon”

Once upon a time, a farmer sent his always unhappy son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world, who is well known for his life being an inspiring story.

The lad wandered through the desert for 30 days and 30 nights, and finally found a beautiful but simple castle, high atop a mountain. It was there that the wise man lived. The chance to hear the secret of happiness has finally arrived!

To the lad’s surprise, instead of finding a saintly man, upon the lad entering the main room of the castle, he beheld a picture of something he never witnessed before.

He observed a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music, and there was a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world. The wise man who knew the secret of happiness, conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man’s attention. The moment of an inspiring story finally came.

The wise man listened attentively to the boy’s explanation of the purpose of the visit, but told him that he didn’t have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in 3 hours.

“Meantime, I want to ask you to do something”, said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of what seemed like oil. “As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the liquid to spill”.

The boy grew up to be a very responsible person and knew that he had to fulfill the task entrusted upon him. He knew that his father wanted him to find out the secret of happiness and so he must follow the instructions of the wise and inspired old man.

He began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After 3 hours, he proudly returned to the room where the wise man was. All the oil in the spoon was in tact!

“Well”, asked the wise man,

“Did you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my dining hall?

Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?”

The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him.

The old man asked : “The Secret Of Happiness and living an Inspired Life lies within you. You may leave now.”

Dear friends :

Do you often get bogged down by work or the pressures of life?

Do you have time to ‘smell the roses’?

Do you see beauty in whatever you do?