Investing in Happiness

Tuesday, 22 August 2006
07.21 PM
Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam

People have such different concepts of happiness, assuming this is the point of living. Family. Spouses. Parties. Designer goods. Education. Career. Knowledge. Newest gadgets. The list goes on.

Some of the things I mentioned perhaps struck a key; just by reading it. Some of them might seem unimportant to you. It is our framework in life which decides which is important and which is not. Makes you think doesn't it?

I began to think about business and the principle of investment. The basic idea is that you should put your money (resources) into a sector which you have valuable data (experience) to predict return and, preferably, profit.

Should happiness be as simple as that? Is it a determinant factor that what you give, should return to you, preferably more?

Or is it the selfless idea that you should find love in every aspect in your life that it becomes infinitive thus no matter what you lose or how many times you fail, you can always bounce back up again and continue a stronger human being.

How do you search such love? How do you find it? Is it in the things you perceive important? The things that struck a key. Is it really there?