Easier said than done

If I were to ask you who is the most happiest person in the world, what would you say? A person who has load of money, contented in life, go loads of degrees, experienced peace in life etc.. I think the most happiest people in the world are Children in the games field during their busy school time. When I attend the lectures in my college, I prefer to sit at the window so that I can do away with my boredom. Every time I looked outside I see a bunch lovely little toddlers screaming and jumping with joy in the play ground adjacent to our college. I always envy them for the are the most happy people, not that I am not happy. My happiness is of different level than those screaming toddlers. Let me say a bit about adult happiness. Adult happiness is generally determined by an external force (not always) which drive us constantly to the path of happiness. This is not so spontaneous and most often it can demand certain amount of discipline and way of life. I am not saying it is bad but I am only saying it is different kind of happiness. 

Children make me happy all the time. Their joy echoes God's creation. 'God's glory man fully alive' says Ireneas, I  think that is absolutely true. When I see a child smiling I feel God is still around me. 'Let the children come to me', unless you become like children.....' says Jesus, and this is very true in today's world. I am convinced that children are the assets of humanity. Their happiness is spontaneous and makes us smile. 

'Smile and the world will smile with you....' my favourite quotation has proved wrong to some extent in London. I am afraid before I leave London I would be like a log of wood when someone smiles at me. Ipod and reading papers and magazines is the rampant feature in London. I like to jog every now and then to keep myself fit, and on the way I come across people who prefer not even look at me but rather they would prefer to see a dog, and even to the extent of talking to the dog. Are we regressing in our concern for our fellow human beings? If you look at a man to extend your human fellowship, they would think I am anti-man, if you see a woman to extend your care for her, than she will stare at you as if you were going to mug her. I am not sure as to what I should do at this juncture? Therefore I grab a free news paper in the train station and read it until I reach home. That is going with the current, am I doing the right thing? Or I should start smiling on the streets, which will be a bad idea? London is the home of writers, poets, warriors, business men/women, etc. and most importantly 'centre of the world', but do all this help the world to build or to destroy?

Can we be like those children in the play ground, who go beyond their own and mingle with all sorts of little children? It is easier said than done, because children's mind and hearts are not influenced by external corrupt and selfish drives. We can be like children, only we have undo certain prejudices that have corroded our whole being ultimately affecting our affection to our fellow humans. Can we just look at the human person and smile before we smile at the dog? I think this is much easier. Can we just read new papers at home and put away our ipods in order that we try to see the other person front of us. I think we can and I wish one day this world becomes a haven of joy and happiness like those children in the play ground. 'We shall overcome someday, oh deep in heart, I do believe, we shall overcome some day', Charles Tindley's word resonate in our hearts as we hope against hope.