World Happiness Report Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

It is a beautiful world
Everyone in the world is happy about their well being
That is the World Happiness Report today
This version of the report will never see the light of day
As long as humanity is surrounded by selfishness, greed and hatred
Earth is a big and beautiful place that can feed, dress and make us all merry
But the mind of Man is a hostile place with competing interests
On one lobe, we have the ethical boundaries that guide us to do good
And on the other, we have socioeconomic forces that make us clash with each other
It is almost impossible to find common ground
Individualism, competition and capitalism are some of the forces of unhappiness
That have driven humanity to the verge of depression and suicidal ideations (nuclear holocaust)
Expectations, timelines and busy schedules are all sources of unhappiness
The narrow definition of success has truly pushed us into a corner
The need to acquire material possessions has been put on top of the list of our priorities
Resulting in a life of toil, turmoil and distress (uncertainty)
What really went wrong in our formula for success and happiness?
Did our mathematicians get it all wrong?
Happiness is not a physical state
It is a spiritual state of being that is not governed by any physical laws
It is neither material possessions nor poverty that drives the sense of happiness
Happiness is an element of consciousness
To be truly happy one needs to undress their consciousness
And address the elephant in the room
We need to awaken the spirit within
In order to liberate ourselves from a life of unhappiness
We need to reject the world of uncertainty
And dress ourselves with the particles of the illuminated Light (faith, hope and Love)
We need to submit ourselves to the wisdom within
And be filled with the everlasting awareness
True and lasting happiness stems from the bowl of nothingness
A life of surrender (emptiness) and unconditional Love
One for all, and all for one

©Kenneth Maswabi