There is a huge distortion around the link between internal and external happiness and which one is responsible for a person’s level of pleasure. The majority of the world have been led to place their belief in the idea that happiness comes from external sources such as relationships, money, cars, real estate and business ventures to name a few. There is certainly a link between the internal and external but the way in which this data is processed as an idea is the root of all emotional turmoil and therefore pain and suffering for every individual on the planet.
When we receive a gift of any sort, we usually feel better in that instant. Look at the simple new born baby who wants for nothing, yet as he grows he sees the interaction between his family around him. He mimics the environment and sees the pleasure and pain of that which he lives in the shadow. He is always a few moments behind, learning and picking up the pieces of whatever is left behind, in this case it is true that - ‘The apple never falls far from the tree.’ What else can a child learn apart from what he sees, what is in front of him. Whatever pathway his parents have laid down for themselves, he will copy, whether he likes it or not and will be subjected to, both mentally and physically until he (if ever) realises that he can change to become whatever it is he wishes to become in this lifetime.
When we receive a gift of any sort, we usually feel better in that instant. Look at the simple new born baby who wants for nothing, yet as he grows he sees the interaction between his family around him. He mimics the environment and sees the pleasure and pain of that which he lives in the shadow. He is always a few moments behind, learning and picking up the pieces of whatever is left behind, in this case it is true that - ‘The apple never falls far from the tree.’ What else can a child learn apart from what he sees, what is in front of him. Whatever pathway his parents have laid down for themselves, he will copy, whether he likes it or not and will be subjected to, both mentally and physically until he (if ever) realises that he can change to become whatever it is he wishes to become in this lifetime.
