WHY YOU MUST BE HAPPY?

Must you be happy? Is it a must? Do you have to? Is it necessary or compulsory? Should it not be once in a while or once in a blue moon?

Why must you be happy when circumstances prevailing in this world do not make you happy?  The news you listen to, the stories you hear, what you’ll see and even your personal challenges does not even give room to happiness. So what’s the essence of being happy?

There are so many things surrounding you that are unpleasant. You have so many “lots” to cope with – lots of goals to accomplish, lots of challenges, lots of hurdles to cover, lots of everything to do.

So how do you cope and what is the reason for staying happy with all these conditions?

First and foremost happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy or unhappy.

There's a popular saying that" life is not fair".  How true is this? It is actually very true that life is not fair and so it has been and will always be. It is now your choice what you do with the "unfairness" of life. Maybe you'll accept it as it comes and make the best out of it or keep frowning, complaining and grumbling. In essence, what you do with the unfairness of life is what determines whether you are happy or not.

As a youth corp member you may say” I've been wrongly posted”, ‘I don't like my ppa’, ‘I don't like my community’ and so on. But do you know that all these  line of thoughts will make you unhappier and before you know it one year has come and gone and you have nothing to show for it(because you were too busy being unhappy).

Let me give you some reasons why it is necessary to be happy:

If you are happy;

·         You'll see things in the right perspective.

·         Your goals will be easier to accomplish.

·         The "lots" you find hard to cope with will all fall into place and before you know it you've actualised your dreams.

There are a lot of reasons why you should be happy and there are also a lot to make you unhappy but you can choose to be happy.

Happiness determines or shows your state of mind which also determine your mental health and further determine the soundness of your mind. So to be healthy mentally, physically, financially and to be fit in the society, choose to be happy.

I choose to be happy today and always.

Oyeleke Olukemi Olubukola

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