When a child receives a gift, is that happiness?
When your boyfriend gives you a wonderful surprise, are you happy?
When your wife makes you breakfast, do you feel happy?
Do we feel happy because we receive?
Well, in my humble opinion, when we receive, its not happiness, its simply pleasure that we feel. We might feel a warm tingling sensation. We may feel loved.
Happiness does not stem from receiving, rather, true happiness can come only from giving. It starts with a little pain, a sacrifice. When we derive the satisfaction of giving, it lasts. That’s when happiness start to consume us and we begin to feel a sense of joy and peace.
When a child gives away a toy to another child who does not have, that’s happiness.
When you wake up early and make your dad a father’s day breakfast, that’s happiness.
Happiness starts from giving. Start giving today and be happy.