Eric Weiner (a correspondent for National Public Radio) has traveled the world just to find all the different meaning about happiness from all the different people from around the globe. Have you ever heard about the list of the world's happiest places? I have made a posting about it before. Click here to read the posting about the world's happiest places. On the posting you will see countries such as Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Denmark and many more. There are 10 countries on the list. Here, I posted the happiness lessons from other so-called happiest people from the happiest place. Wanna know what they think about happiness and how can they reach and create happiness? Here goes...
Happiness Lessons from Around the World
Happiness Is Knowing Where You Come From (Switzerland)
it was the Swiss who invented the modern concept of homesickness; they were the first to put a word, heimweh to that nagging feeling of dislocation, that feeling of loss we experience when uprooted from the place we call home.
Happiness Is Spreading the Wealth to Everyone (Qatar)
Qataris aren't burdened with high taxes. No income tax. No sales tax. Nothing. Water in Qatar is free. So is electricity and health care and education. The government even pays a small salary to Qatari college students.
Happiness Is Taking Care of Yourself and Others (Bhutan)
Bhutan is the world's first nonsmoking nation; the sale of tobacco is banned. There are more monks than soldiers. Every trivia buff who visits the city loves to point out that it is the world's only capital city without a single stoplight.
Happiness Is Getting to Know You (United Kingdom)
As any economist will tell you, scarcity creates value. So when a Brit opens up, exposes their wounds, where it hurts, this is more valuable, more meaningful, than when an American does it.
Happiness Is Other People (Thailand)
What the Thais know instinctively is that a smile, a real smile, is not located in the lips or any other part of the mouth. A real smile is in the eyes.
Happiness Is Realizing All Things Are Connected (India)
India with sounds--the singsong call of a street hawking, the bleating horn of an auto-rickshaw, the chanting of a Hindu priest. Every sound, not just the holy ones, is a vibration. And a vibration is, of course, motion.
Happiness Is In Your Backyard (America)
The simple joys of waking up in the same bed every morning. The pleasant realization that familiarity breeds contentment and not only contempt.
Happiness Is Taking Pride In Who You Are (Iceland)
Icelanders love their language. Love it even more than their country, which is saying something. For Icelanders, language is the tabernacle of the country.
Happiness Is Knowing Where You Come From (Switzerland)
it was the Swiss who invented the modern concept of homesickness; they were the first to put a word, heimweh to that nagging feeling of dislocation, that feeling of loss we experience when uprooted from the place we call home.
Happiness Is Spreading the Wealth to Everyone (Qatar)
Qataris aren't burdened with high taxes. No income tax. No sales tax. Nothing. Water in Qatar is free. So is electricity and health care and education. The government even pays a small salary to Qatari college students.
Happiness Is Taking Care of Yourself and Others (Bhutan)
Bhutan is the world's first nonsmoking nation; the sale of tobacco is banned. There are more monks than soldiers. Every trivia buff who visits the city loves to point out that it is the world's only capital city without a single stoplight.
Happiness Is Getting to Know You (United Kingdom)
As any economist will tell you, scarcity creates value. So when a Brit opens up, exposes their wounds, where it hurts, this is more valuable, more meaningful, than when an American does it.
Happiness Is Other People (Thailand)
What the Thais know instinctively is that a smile, a real smile, is not located in the lips or any other part of the mouth. A real smile is in the eyes.
Happiness Is Realizing All Things Are Connected (India)
India with sounds--the singsong call of a street hawking, the bleating horn of an auto-rickshaw, the chanting of a Hindu priest. Every sound, not just the holy ones, is a vibration. And a vibration is, of course, motion.
Happiness Is In Your Backyard (America)
The simple joys of waking up in the same bed every morning. The pleasant realization that familiarity breeds contentment and not only contempt.
Happiness Is Taking Pride In Who You Are (Iceland)
Icelanders love their language. Love it even more than their country, which is saying something. For Icelanders, language is the tabernacle of the country.
(source from beliefnet - images from imgfave.com and vi.sualize.us)
2 comments:
Such an awesome post... Liked this one the best: Happiness Is Getting to Know You (United Kingdom)
As any economist will tell you, scarcity creates value. So when a Brit opens up, exposes their wounds, where it hurts, this is more valuable, more meaningful, than when an American does it.
Thank You..That's one of my fave too other than this one:
Happiness Is In Your Backyard (America) Enjoying the simple joys of daily activities...
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