If you want happiness for an hour—take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day—go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month—get married.
If you want happiness for a year—inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime—help others.
-Chinese Proverb
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2007-10-22 02:37:38 · 14 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I want to meet this Chinese person. His head was on straight.
2007-10-22 02:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A truly excellent proverb, a truly excellent question and some truly excellent answers. And I totally agree.
Just one caution.
The thing with 'helping' is to be as sure as possible that the recipient of your help :
a. Needs it.
b. Wants it.
The story of the boy-scout helping the little old lady across the road, and her turning around on the other side and beating him with her umbrella, because she didn't want to cross the road in the first place, may be apocryphal, but it does illustrate the point.
This aside, I know that one of the best feelings that we can generate is the warm glow of knowing that one 'made a (positive ) difference' in the life of another.
{{{{{{{Cosmic Help}}}}}}}
2007-10-22 10:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by cosmicvoyager 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Karma will see to it that your good deeds make a 180 and come right back to you. Mostly at times when you dont expect it. Its great. I try to help people as much as I can, and though Im not the richest person in the world, I sure dont have anything to worry about if I ever lost what I do have.
Hope that helps. Peace, brother.
2007-10-22 09:42:24 · answer #3 · answered by realaissance 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have always believed that if you can make someones instant a tiny bit better, you have achieved your goal in life. Any more than that is gravy. I love gravy. I never expect anything in return. But it has been returned to me in many different ways. I believe in the power of a smile and the power of loading the car of a woman at the supermarket with two babies. I am sure that it makes me a better person.
2007-10-22 09:58:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It should make you feel good helping others. Putting a smile on someone's elses face. That alone should bring u happiness.
2007-10-22 09:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by RayRay 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing special....the result of your help, If I for one for instance help someone who is in need that very day with any reason for survival..and it wa successful then that brings happiness for me and it will not be forgotten..and the best thing to practice such work is to prove that you are sincere in helping others and not to expect anything in return.................that's pure happiness...
2007-10-22 09:45:29 · answer #6 · answered by E@rthGoddess 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They say that when you help someone in something small, one day (no matter how many days, or even years later), you'll get repaid, and that repayment shall be so big, that your pleasure will last a lifetime. See?
P.S- I like "RayRay" answer
2007-10-22 09:43:12 · answer #7 · answered by Sarazeen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Helping people is good for your karma.
You can help people in many ways....help the poor, financially, by donating to the food bank, the Goodwill, etc.
Help your family.
2007-10-22 09:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First I would say that it was really awesome...........
On the other hand I don't understand....why did you put this question and answered to your own question :-/?
Are you trying to set some...say 15days happiness by spreading this message?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? KEEP IT UP........well you earned your happiness.
You can earn happiness for me too.....vote this answer as the best answer...I bet, it would give me more than 15days happiness!!!! (lolz...).....(no i am serious,,,vote me :) )
2007-10-22 09:50:59 · answer #9 · answered by Aditya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll match your quote with another from a modern master.
"Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9% of everything you do and everything you think is for yourself.
And there isn't one."
2007-10-22 10:12:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋