The Art of Happiness: Detach and Let Go
What if the most productive thing you did today was to let go of everything you've achieved — or haven't? The problem lies in the way we humans are wired. We are sentient beings, born with a brain far more complex than any animal's or insect's. Or so it seems. But look around you, wherever you are, in whatever country. How is there still so much suffering, anger, hunger, greed, killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, false speech, and intoxication? Are you and I free from those things? How can we avoid the actions, words, and mental states that cause harm to ourselves and others? This cycle begins at birth. We grow from children into teenagers, and eventually into adults capable of sexual reproduction. The traditional pattern was boys chasing girls — but lately, it's the girls doing the chasing, or nothing happening at all. Times have changed. So much so that in some advanced Asian countries, statistics show young adults losing interest in having children altogether. ...
