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Who in this world does not want to be happy? Even the person who cursed himself was full of problems, must have remained in his mind to gain happiness.

How important is happiness? What can guarantee a happiness? Where is happiness? Treasure, power, intelligence, or what?

As a child, my happiness is to have something like that of friends. Friends got a bag, I asked mom to buy a bag. I am happy to have a new bag. Happy because it can be 'equivalent' with other friends who have bags.

Until there came a time, I was disappointed when my request was not obeyed. I asked my mom to buy a new bag again. Old bag is broken, zipper is not working perfectly. Mother rejected my request. I'm not happy. The meaning of happiness based on 'equality' in my opinion is not right.

The second happiness I think is when I am rewarded by others. During Lebaran for example. There are still many relatives and neighbors who give angpau. Stepping on the age of high school, of course 'income' me in the feast decreases. I am not disappointed because I am aware of age.

I am happy to receive gifts from others. Happy when I bought a new bag as a child. I am happy that someone cares about me. As simple as that.

Slowly, my understanding changed. I wonder how the feelings of people who give gifts or any goods or services to me. Is he also happy, or objected, or ... ordinary?

I've read some papers on the benefits of alms. If it can be interpreted broadly, I interpret it as giving anything to others -as positive. Who is not tempted by God's promise that the recompense of alms will be folded up to 700 times? Yes, seven-hundred times.

At first, it was my intention to give 'gifts' to others is about such a reply. No one's right, lha wong God himself who promised. He never denied his promise, did he? :)

Until one day, I found a view like this:
Let God judge my intentions, whether I am sincere or not in giving. Let God judge, too, whether this practice can be an intermediary to achieve my desires or not. One thing I focus on is ... I want to see others happy with the gift. Just as I am happy to receive gifts from others.

This is a leak of something that has long been settling in my mind. Something that makes me have to survive. Something that, perhaps has always been my motivation. That is ... I want to be an intermediary for the smiles of others. I want to be a messenger of the happiness of others.

In addition, happiness in my opinion is a matter of 'nerima ing pandum'. Accept what has become their respective rations. Be grateful. Reduce complaints.

Sometimes, less happy we are not because we can not have what others have, but because they do not want to stop comparing. Ask for this, then God love. Then do not be grateful, ask another one. God purposely give, to be tested. Uh, still he felt less. Once aja so on if the worldly wealth pursued.

Nerima ing pandum does not mean resigned so aja without going to do business again. Bad value, do not want to learn. Life is poor, do not want to work. It is not like that. It always takes effort to achieve happiness. For a matter of outcome, God is just as fair as a judge.

So, the meaning of happiness in my opinion can be summarized in two ways. First, give happiness to others. Second, be grateful to receive the allocation given by God.