It is worth reading repeatedly
On a certain occasion, during an elegant welcoming reception for
the new Director of Marketing of an important company
some of the wives of the other directors, who wanted to get acquainted
with the new spouse, asked her with some hesitation.
"Does your spouse make you happy, truly happy?"
The husband, who at the moment was not at her side, but was
sufficiently near to hear the question, paid attention to the conversation,
sitting up slightly, feeling secure, even filling his chest lightly in pride,
knowing that his spouse would answer affirmatively, since she had always
been there for him during their marriage.
Nevertheless, to both his and the others' surprise, she replied simply:
No, no he doesn't make me happy...
The room became uncomfortably silent, as if everyone were
listening to the spouse's response. The husband was petrified.
He couldn't believe what his wife was saying, especially at such
an important occasion for him.
To the amazement of her husband and of everyone, she simply
placed enigmatically on her head an elegant black silk scarf and continued:
No, he doesn't make me happy I AM HAPPY.
The fact that I am happy or not, don't depend on him, but on me.
I am the only person upon which my happiness depends.
I make the choice to be happy in each situation and in each moment of my life.
If my happiness were to depend on other people, on other things or circumstances
on the face of this earth, I would be in serious trouble!
Everything that exists in this life changes continually: humans,
wealth, my body, the climate, pleasures, etc. I could enumerate an infinite list
Over my life I have learned a couple of things:
It's not the responsibility of my spouse to make me happy...
He also has his experiences or circumstances.
I love him and he loves me, often inspite of his circumstances and of mine.
I decide to be happy and the rest is a matter of experiences or circumstances;
like helping, and understanding, accepting, listening, consoling; and with my spouse,
I have lived and practiced this many times.
He changes, I change, the environment changes, everything changes;
Having forgiveness and true love, and observing these changes that can be,
big or little, but always happen, we must face them with the love that exists
in each one of us. If the two of us love and forgive each other,
the changes will only be experiences or circumstances
that enrich us and give us strength. Otherwise we would only be living together.
For some, divorce is the only solution; (in reality it is the easiest)
To truly love is difficult. It is to forgive unconditionally, to live,
to take the experiences or circumstances as they are, facing them together
and being happy with conviction.
There are those who say:
I cannot be happy because I am sick, because I have no money,
because it's too cold, because they insulted me, because someone
stopped loving me, because someone didn't appreciate me!
But what you don't know is that you can be happy even though
you are sick, whether it is too hot, whether you have money or not,
whether someone has insulted you,
Or someone didn't love you, or hasn't valued you.
BEING HAPPY
is an attitude about life and each one of us must decide !
BEING HAPPY, depends on you !
On a certain occasion, during an elegant welcoming reception for
the new Director of Marketing of an important company
some of the wives of the other directors, who wanted to get acquainted
with the new spouse, asked her with some hesitation.
"Does your spouse make you happy, truly happy?"
The husband, who at the moment was not at her side, but was
sufficiently near to hear the question, paid attention to the conversation,
sitting up slightly, feeling secure, even filling his chest lightly in pride,
knowing that his spouse would answer affirmatively, since she had always
been there for him during their marriage.
Nevertheless, to both his and the others' surprise, she replied simply:
No, no he doesn't make me happy...
The room became uncomfortably silent, as if everyone were
listening to the spouse's response. The husband was petrified.
He couldn't believe what his wife was saying, especially at such
an important occasion for him.
To the amazement of her husband and of everyone, she simply
placed enigmatically on her head an elegant black silk scarf and continued:
No, he doesn't make me happy I AM HAPPY.
The fact that I am happy or not, don't depend on him, but on me.
I am the only person upon which my happiness depends.
I make the choice to be happy in each situation and in each moment of my life.
If my happiness were to depend on other people, on other things or circumstances
on the face of this earth, I would be in serious trouble!
Everything that exists in this life changes continually: humans,
wealth, my body, the climate, pleasures, etc. I could enumerate an infinite list
Over my life I have learned a couple of things:
It's not the responsibility of my spouse to make me happy...
He also has his experiences or circumstances.
I love him and he loves me, often inspite of his circumstances and of mine.
I decide to be happy and the rest is a matter of experiences or circumstances;
like helping, and understanding, accepting, listening, consoling; and with my spouse,
I have lived and practiced this many times.
He changes, I change, the environment changes, everything changes;
Having forgiveness and true love, and observing these changes that can be,
big or little, but always happen, we must face them with the love that exists
in each one of us. If the two of us love and forgive each other,
the changes will only be experiences or circumstances
that enrich us and give us strength. Otherwise we would only be living together.
For some, divorce is the only solution; (in reality it is the easiest)
To truly love is difficult. It is to forgive unconditionally, to live,
to take the experiences or circumstances as they are, facing them together
and being happy with conviction.
There are those who say:
I cannot be happy because I am sick, because I have no money,
because it's too cold, because they insulted me, because someone
stopped loving me, because someone didn't appreciate me!
But what you don't know is that you can be happy even though
you are sick, whether it is too hot, whether you have money or not,
whether someone has insulted you,
Or someone didn't love you, or hasn't valued you.
BEING HAPPY
is an attitude about life and each one of us must decide !
BEING HAPPY, depends on you !