Andrii :
Where Happiness Is Hidden
One day, the gods gathered together and decided to have a bit of fun. One of them said: ‘Shall we take something away from people?’ After much deliberation, they decided to take happiness away from people. But where should they hide it? The first one said: ‘Let’s hide it on the summit of the highest mountain in the world.’ ‘No, we’ll make people strong; someone will be able to climb up there and find it, and if anyone finds it, everyone else will immediately know where happiness is,’ replied another. ‘Then let’s hide it at the bottom of the sea!’ ‘No, don’t forget that people are curious; someone will build a diving apparatus, and then they’re bound to find happiness.’ ‘Let’s hide it on another planet, far away from Earth,’ suggested someone else. ‘No, remember that we gave them enough intelligence; one day they’ll invent a spaceship to travel between worlds, and they’ll discover that planet, and then they’ll find happiness.’ The oldest god, who had remained silent throughout the conversation, said: ‘I think I know where happiness should be hidden.’ ‘Where?’ ‘Let’s hide it within themselves; they’ll be so busy looking for it on the outside that it won’t even occur to them to look for it within themselves.’ All the gods agreed, and ever since then, people have spent their whole lives searching for happiness, unaware that it is hidden within them.
2026-06-16 17:44:38