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Foundation, NJ USA Newsletter for August 2004
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The Signs of Happiness
There was a young couple living in Denmark who led a very happy life
together. The only thing that they worried about was, whether their
happiness would last forever or would they too would have to face problems.
One day, they heard that a wise old man had come to town; he could Solve all
kinds of problems and guide people. So the couple decided to visit the wise
old man and tell him their source of worry. The wise old man told them;
"Travel around the world and seek a man and a woman who are perfectly happy
as a couple. When you find such a couple, ask them for a piece of cloth from
the man's shirt, then keep that piece of cloth with you, and you always
remain happy."
The young couple began their journey, to find the happiest couple in Their
world. In one place they heard that the governor and his wife were the
happiest people, so they went to their palace and asked them, "Are you the
happiest couple?" The governor and his wife replied, "Yes, we are happy in
every way except for one thing; we do not have any children." Well that
didn't make the governor and his wife the happiest couple.
So they continued their journey. They arrived in one city where they had
heard that the happiest couple lived. They went to their house and asked
them, "Are you the happiest couple?" The couple replied, "Yes, we are really
happy in every way except that we have too many children which makes our
life a bit uncomfortable." No, this couple did not sound to be the
happiest.
And, so they continued their journey. They visited many countries,
cities,towns and villages asking the same question but they did not find
what they were looking for.
One Day the young couple came across a shepherd in the desert. The Shepherd
was grazing his sheep when his wife and child came along. The shepherd
greeted his wife and gently patted the child she was carrying. She laid the
mat and started to eat contentedly. The young couple came to them and asked
them, "Are you the happiest couple?" The shepherd and his wife replied, "Nobody
is unhappier than the king."
The young couple immediately realized that they were the happiest Couple and
asked them for a piece of the shepherd's shirt, so that their happiness too
would last throughout. The shepherd said, "If I give you a piece of cloth
from my shirt then I will be left without any clothes since I own just one
shirt."
The young couple at once understood that it is very difficult to find
perfect happiness anywhere in the world. The couple decided to return to
their own country. They went to the wise old man and related all that had
taken place. They also complained that his guidance was difficult to abide
by. The wise old man laughed and said, "Was your journey useless or did you
learn something from it?" The young man replied, "Yes, after this trip I
have learnt that in this world, nobody is perfectly happy, only that person
is happy who does everything to please God. The wife said, "I have learnt
that in order to be happy it is important to remember two things; first, all
human beings should be thankful and contented with whatever they have.
Second, for ultimate happiness one must always practice patience."
After that, young couple thanked the wise old man for his guidance and
returned home. The wise man prayed for them and said, "Indeed the sign of
happiness is in their heart and they have good manners and if the lifetime
is spent in pleasure of God there would be no differences in the existence
of mankind."
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