"Be happy, talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in
others."
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
It was Helen Keller's belief that God gave us life for happiness, not
misery, despite our predilection to wallow in thoughts for suffering that mere
existence offers up serenely each day. Perhaps her point is we can take what we
want - happiness or negativity.
So why would we insist on glumness when joyfulness can be our order? It's
because we are given to complaint; we need to fight past this in order to
redeem happiness.
THE INFLUENCE OF HAPPINESS
The boldness of an individual can change things for the group. If one
person is prepared to fight for joy, to make it their own, and, in that, bring
it to others, that one person is a hero. They obey God. They bring divinity to
life.
The influence of happiness is powerful when we consider it's actually hard
to be negative around positive people. This "responsive gladness"
that Keller remarks upon is true.
When we take responsibility for our contentedness it tends to shift the
bases of others' hearts for joy as well. There is some effect, some impact, and
we can be the key.
None of this projected joy needs to be faked, because even in the midst of
gloom, the corner can be turned at any time. If we are at the ready, and live
fervently in such a way, generally hopeful, we loan happiness from tomorrow
before it arrives.
The genuine soul who maintains a gentle grip on what is yet to be has
reason to project hope like ripples into their emergent world.
Happiness is infectious if it can be resilient enough not to fold when
things get calamitous. Calamities there will always be, but hope for joy beyond
them is always the answer.
HAPPINESS CAN BE AS BRASH AS IT WANTS TO BE
There are no rules in life telling us we cannot be happy. No one decides
for us. We, alone, are the masters and mistresses of our happy (or
not-so-happy) destinies.
Why would we choose unhappiness?
When we understand that happiness can be as brash as it wants to be we can
be as bold as lions. Then we create a sublimely happy intent that wells up
within us and spills over the edges, leaking all over others' lives. When we
insist on our happy way, without insisting others be happy, happiness does tend
to influence others.
Just think of the amount of power contained within this theory: we can be
happy if we want to be.
Happiness is infectious. If we resolve to be happy, being hopeful for what
is still coming, our happiness spills over into others' lives. It's hard to be
negative around happy people. Ours is the opportunity to project happiness. Why? Because
we can.
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