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“Happiest man is he who is happy under all circumstances”
treat a life full of sensory joys as a happy life. It is on account of this that whenever we think of happiness and welfare, it is considered desirable to lead a life of attachments, work hard, grow more food and develop industries and science. Thus we presume that the country will prosper by all these and all will be happy. Ideals are talked of and it is said that a day will come when everyone will have nutritious food to eat, clothes to put on according to seasons and modern residence with all scientific facilities and then all will be happy.
This is not the forum to discuss whether such conditions will prevail or not. Our question is, if after having all these comforts, will life be happy? If yes, people having all these comforts, should be happy even now. The countries touching the limitations of all these comforts must then be all happy and quiet people. We, however, find that they more than all others on this earth are more disturbed, impatient, unhappy, afraid and worried. It is, therefore necessary to consider seriously what happiness really is. We cannot make true efforts in this
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