self-control

One of my favorite philosopher is Confucius. He believed that life is not a delusion, a curse or misery in contrast to what Gautama Buddha have said. Confucius further said that the living reality is a blessing for us. It is the most priceless gift and opportunity for us to be with others and work together for our common goal in life, which is to attain happiness.

in deed all of us are finding ways to attain that state, state of being happy. we are made to believe that we could find the "h" word in our work, in our community, in our family, in others and within ourselves. well they are correct! we can find the "h" word in all of what is stated above.

but why are we not happy? we've been working so hard, sometime even having 2 different jobs. one during the daylight and during the night time. we are always doing overtime just to finish the job ahead of schedule.

but why are we not happy? we are members of socio-civic groups, we are volunteer of this organization, we attending this fellowship. we are always busy during the weekends because of commitments.

but why are we not happy? we have our own family. we are playing with our kids, going to vacation trips, etc.

but the question remains, why are we not happy?

think about it.. i will write about it on my next post.