Buying Happiness :)

Don't get misled by this videos title, its not simply "buying happiness" as we buy some other thing from shop. It nicely shows the importance of using money to buy something for "someone else" which makes you happier than the instant happiness you get if you use the same to buy something to you (which will be mostly followed by more worry for sure). Though this talks about spending money on other, the same concept can be applied to  spent time, energy or anything that can do some to the other person. 

We tried few days making several food packets and giving them to people on street, just random people who seems to be begging money. Idea of giving food was that we could be sure they would eat it, than trying to sell it away or someone else would benefit if we just gave some money. The expression on their faces tell something more when they receive something they didn't expect, and that alone is enough you make your day. So the next time we did it, there were more energy in us to prepare those food packets, though I personally is not a fan doing those kind of routine work if it was for me to eat.

We can make ourselves happy if we can choose to take small steps, whenever we can in our own little ways, than waiting for that "one day in future" to do a big donation to a charity once we get "financially rich".

Looking Outside: Happiness in simple life around...

It was a Saturday afternoon. There was no electricity at home due to power cut, so no internet access, no TV. So there I was reading a book, and wanted a break. It was hot inside, so i went outside to get some fresh air.

Not only I got fresh air, there was a cool breeze going through... I looked around and saw, dark clouds were in one corner of the sky. It was very windy. Though I knew it would start raining soon, i grabbed a chair outside and sat there. Looking up at the sky. Just looking.

Clouds were making patterns while they got drifted away by heavy winds, same caused the 2 tall trees in front of me to swing like crazy. Birds were flying around, some got caught in the wind against them and were even 'frozen' at the same point not being able to go forward. Some flew with the wind, not against. Clouds has changed a lot now. Continuous breeze was chilling me out. Then it started raining slightly, still I was there as I enjoyed this too much. Rain got heavier when missile like heavy rain drops poured down, almost saying me its 'time to get back'.

Thinking back of this very few minutes, it was just another moment before a heavy rain. Yet, I felt as if I was getting relaxed at a hotel. It was simple. I was just looking and enjoying.

I realized I had not "looked" before, though I have "seen" this many times before. So I failed to see the beauty in the simplest of things around, may be I was "too fast".