Happy Despite It All Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

Hard to say what things doth one happy make,
Easier, what no happiness may fetch,
Like not else simple things happy times etch,
A top prize may not, nor a choicest cake.
The mind if opts henceforth happy to be,
Sunshine ‘bove, earth below, a happy bite,
A man modest, sun or rain, feels happy,
Not because, ah happy he feels despite.

And hay, happiness is no hill station
That a man's so eager sooner to reach—
A journey that has no destination,
Whatso that maketh passing moments rich!
Whereso, howso he be, happy he's still,
Be it valley, or crest of a tall hill.
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India ranks the fourth happiest country in the world after England, Canada and Sweden. It has been ranked among first ten for long (survey among 30 countries) . It is hard to believe that India ranks so high despite not being well developed and rich. What keeps our happiness quotient ticking? This short piece attempts to answer.
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Sonnets, Happenings | 01.01.06 |