Journeys of Happiness

It has been quite some time, perhaps more than a year, that I thought I shall
share my views on the many issues facing us - global, regional, national and
local- covering economic, social, politic, environment, education etc. on the blog.
However, I was concerned that I might not be able to post the messages on a
regular basis. I am glad that today, inspired by the article in the Star on blogging
I have decided to plunge into it.
I have given the title of the blog 'Journeys of Happiness' as I have found that
one's life is made up of little journeys - working inthe offices, time with the family,
regular exercises, walking in the parks, tilling in the garden, meeting friends
and discussing current issues, making new acquaintances, having healthy meals,
listening to the music, watching good programmes on the TV, dancing, reading,
having adequate rest, travelling etc. - done in the right spirit and proper way, will
bring joy and happiness. After all, achieving happiness is what I live for.
As early as the Greek Renaissance, Aristotle pointed out that men live to be
happy. The Chinese philosopher, Lin Yutang, in his book 'The Importance of Living'
described with humour how to achieve happiness through many artistic ways
of doing things - the art of sitting down, the art of smoking, the art of sleeping etc.
A more recent writer, Edward de Bono, known for his lateral thinking concepts,
in his book 'The Happiness Purpose' indicated that the overriding pupose of living
is happiness. In this book, he provided his recipes for reaching there.
It is through this blog that I hope we can share our journeys towards attaining
happiness.
with humour the many little The lateral thinker, Edward de Bono,