Who does not want to be happy? But mere wishing for it will not solve the purpose. These steps if taken in the right spirit, are sure to bring happiness in our life.
• Oneness with our work: The people who do not perform their duties well, can never be happy. Is it reasonable to think that a student who is careless at his studies or a teacher not dedicated to his profession is worthy of expecting happiness? Only those people who do their work, however small, with single-minded devotion, deserve true happiness. How true are the following words of an eminent educationist, Dr. D.R. Vij , “ Be one with your work, enjoy doing it and see what happens. I assure you, you will yourself tell me the secret of happiness and success.”
Shirdi Sai Baba has put the same truth in the following words, “ Duty is God; Work is Worship; Even the tiniest work is a flower placed at the feet of God.” Work, when done whole heartedly becomes a form of worship. In the words of Swami Vivekananda, “ Whatever you do, devote your whole mind, heart and soul to it. I once met a great Sanyasi, who cleansed his brass cooking utensils making them shine like gold, with as much care and attention as he bestowed on his worship and meditation.”
Work and happiness are inseparable. In the words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, “Happiness and work are really wedded together, for there can be no true happiness without the feeling that one is doing something worth while.”
• Helping the Needy: By working hard when we achieve something, we should not keep it to ourselves but should help others who are lagging behind in health, wealth, education and other necessities of life. This will be a true Service to Humanity. Only an egoless and selfless person can do such a pious job. Hard work alone can make a person a specialist and an expert who achieves stupendous success in his specific area of work. In the philosophical language he may be called ‘Good’ in his respective field, but if by shedding his ego he becomes humble and selflessly serves the mankind, he will virtually become an image of God.
The same truth is revealed in these words of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, “ There is no difference between Good and God. The selfish existence in the world is nothing, it is zero. If a good man gets above his egoism, one zero of good is dropped and he attains godhood.”
• Striving for Improvement: The glory of a person who takes the first two steps is sure to resound in the entire universe. This is a very delicate stage and he may fall into the grip of laziness. To come out of this, instead of considering himself perfect, he should strive for improvement because their always remains a room for it. These priceless words of Swami Yogananda provide a valuable piece of advice in this regard: “ When you are told you are good, you should not relax but should try to become even better. Your continuous improvement gives happiness to you, to those around you and to God.”
• Faith in God’s Grace: For all our achievements, we should give full credit to the Almighty Lord for nothing is possible without His eye of grace. We get abundant happiness when sense of doership leaves us. All our virtues are bestowed upon us by God as He is the sole repository of virtues. The following words of Swami Ram Tirtha if remembered well, will provide us a constant protection against ego, a great hazard in the path of happiness: “O Lord, it is not my Labour,
but your Favour that matters.” - HARGUNPREET SINGH.
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