29/12/2017
She understood the secret (A small story)
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Sharon was a beautiful, rich, expensively dressed lady. She felt that her whole life was empty and worthless. It had no meaning, after her husband passed away. She became alone in the big house. All her cars, house, expensive furniture, French Perfume, Persian Carpet, Imported Piano were just useless objects to her. After a long thinking, she decided to do something about it. So the lady went to visit a psychiatrist to cure her depression and to get a long-lasting happiness.
The psychiatrist listened to Sharon for 30 minutes. Then he called an old lady who was cleaning the floor. The psychiatrist told Sharon "She is my maid, Mary. I'm going to ask her to tell you how she found happiness. Please listen to her."
So the maid, Mary, put down her broom and sat on a chair and told her story "Well, my husband died of malaria and three months later my only son was killed in a car accident. I had nobody. I had nothing left. I couldn't sleep, I couldn’t eat, I never smiled at anyone, I even thought of committing su***de.
Then one evening, a little kitten followed me home from work. Somehow I felt pity for that kitten. It was cold outside, so I decided to allow the kitten inside. I gave it some milk, and the kitten licked the plate clean. Then it purred and rubbed against my leg. For the first time, in months, I smiled and felt happy.
Then I thought that if helping a little kitten could make me smile, doing something for people could make me happier. So the next day, I baked some biscuits and took them to a neighbor who was sick in bed. Every day I tried to do something nice for someone. It made me so happy, when I saw them happy. Today, I believe Im the happiest person. I did not see a person who is as happy as I am. I have found this great happiness in helping others."
After listening to Mary, the rich lady, sharon, got relaxation. Sharon understood the secret of happiness. She understood that happiness in life is existed in helping others, giving others, caring others and making them happy. If you help others, you get happiness. Your bliss depends on how happy others can be, because of you.
Then and there, she decided to be happy. She expressed her gratitude to the psychiatrist and Mary. She went her home to start a new life. ......................................................................