Are celebrities happy?
Before we begin asking if the celebrities are happy, let us
first find out what is happiness? If I feel good for an hour a
day, and horrible for the rest of the day, am I happy? What if I
am happy for eight hours a day and horrible for the rest of the
sixteen hours? Am I a happy person? For most of us happiness is
a state that is impermanent. We are not happy throughout the
day. At least a majority is not.
What is happiness? Happiness means a sense of deep contentment.
A cheerful outlook. An attitude of positive thoughts. Such an
happiness is not expected to be impermanent, but a person who
has these qualities is happy during all the times of the day.
How about celebrities then? They have name, fame and wealth.
They can not only buy whatever they desire, but they can also
buy a loved one. They can buy anything. Their name is splashed
around in the media most of the times. Every news about them is
awaited by the general population. Celebrities may not have been
born with a silver spoon in the mouth, but the current spoon is
mostly that of gold. So they must be happy!
But sadly, happiness is away from most of them. Speaking of
contentment, most of them are not only not feeling any
contentment, but are frustrated. They are jealous at times. And
they have no deep sense of peace in them. Rather their life and
minds are full of turbulence most of the times. They are at
times so dissatisfied with their own life that they wish to run
away from themselves. This they can not do, and therefore
substances that take them away from their own realities are so
often used by them.
Happiness has something to do with money, but only to an extent.
Happiness has nothing to do with fame, if you are not satisfied
with yourself. Whatever the world may say, unless one has self
esteem, one can never be happy. All of us sail in the same boat.
Most of us are living unhappy lives most of the time. Let us get
happiness that will give us a satisfied sense of living. Let us
strive for happiness in our own inner world.