Adam* is an average guy who is in his late 20s. He has been living in some decent neighbourhood. Adam has been thinking of late about life. This thoughts can prolong to the deepest inner self until its meddling with his emotion causing him to feel depress and unwanted.
Whenever his mind will think about life, the chains of problems started. It goes from paying bills, obstacles of life and until to the point of questioning the purpose of life.
He easily annoyed whenever he is around with friends as they are carefree and able to have a great laughter, though he will not show his annoyance when he is hangout with them and sometimes he will laugh but back home he will feel depress and disgust because he can't feel happy like them and his laughter is not genuine.
To add the matter worse he is living next to his neighbour who appear to be always smiling and happy, totally contradict to him.
Natalie* is a divorcee. She lived with her mother, after separated with her husband, they don't have any children, she only has her mom who, of course, she love dearly. Unfortunately, her mom also passed away and now living alone.
However, little those events affected her, she still live her life happily. And Adam who been living next to her, knew all this unfortunate events of her. Sometimes, he will give a deep thought of how and why is she happy amidst the miserable things surround her which by comparison way worse than his. He found this utterly absurb but never express them to Natalie instead greet her as usual like any other neighbour should.
One day, as they passed by with each other. Natalie as her usual happy face said to Adam
"Guess what happened to me today". Adam as he thought why should I bother in his mind said "Yes, what happened to you?" . Quickly Natalie respond "My car was on fire today when i am going to the grocery." .
And Adam become frustrated to see Natalie giving no traces of sadness or worries, his mind thinking on why would someone is happy about her car was caught on fire. So, at the peak of his frustrating mind he asked Natalie " Why are a you so happy about that? Why are you always happy?" Then, calmly, Natalie replied "You see I have been tired of being miserable."
That particular answer has change Adam way of life, well not immediately but somehow at the later part of his life, he realized that HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE. Then, he become the preacher of happiness and currently actively preaches around the world. This story was based on the true story of the well-known author and motivational speaker Andrew Matthew.
By reading the situation above, we often encountered multiple setbacks about life and the journey that we are in. Its also leads to the emotional state that we are in, whether you are happy or otherwise. As we observed around us, some people can have nothing but still able live happily and on the contrary, some people have everything or more but always moody and sad.
So what about you?
You have the power to decide on whether to see things in the negative way or positive.
*Not a real name.
Notes: The story might appearred slight different from the origin as it is has been sometimes after I heard it on radio, therefore, some slight adjustment as i recalled my not-so-strong memory . However, I hope you get the main point of the story, may this story somewhat inspire you as I did. You may check Andrew Matthew here to know more about his works, maybe it will helps you or someone you know who might need them.
You also can read my introduction too as i am still new here and read about my second post.
Until the next post.