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In 2012, The United Nations proclaimed March 20th The International Day of Happiness.
Why did they do this?
Look at the world right now. You see a world that should be a much, much happier place, don’t you?
War, crime, drug abuse, illiteracy, mistrust, pollution, injustice, corruption, indifference, dishonesty, religious intolerance, failure, irresponsibility and more all serve to create unhappiness and there is no shortage of these things in the world, is there?
But what if for one day we tipped the scales overwhelmingly in favor of happiness and gave the world a real taste of what it should be?
Happiness Is A Fundamental Human Goal
Speaking at the UN High Level Meeting on “Happiness and Well-Being: Defining a New Economic Paradigm” convened during the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated that the world “needs a new economic paradigm that recognizes the parity between the three pillars of sustainable development. Social, economic and environmental well-being are indivisible. Together they define gross global happiness.” The meeting was convened at an initiative of Bhutan, a country which recognized the supremacy of national happiness over national income since the early 1970s and famously adopted the goal of Gross National Happiness over Gross National Product.
Distributing The Way To Happiness
On the International Day of Happiness, we are pledging to help others be happier and to take actions to help others and especially those less fortunate.
The real power of The Day of Happiness is best seen when it is shared with others. Join us in promoting happiness by creating activities that bring lots of people together in brotherhood or even by just doing one extra thing to brighten someone’s day and bring a smile to their face. It starts with a pledge and a decision to do so.
