Chiradeep

A Happy Heart



Posted: Monday, September 19, 2011

by Chiradeep
e-Counseling

A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:13

John and Nathan are two best friends came back from their schools to see the old teacher at his house. He had invited them to reward them with different gifts. They both were look very happy and cheerful. They spoke well to everybody, they helped every needy on the way to their teacher’s house. The expectation of receiving gifts made them happy and joyous. Finally when they reached, their teacher asked them to sit down and wait. The teacher came with two packets. They started opening their packs. John found an expensive watch inside his packet and Nathan found a canvas, and all different colours of crayons, water colours etc. Nathan was a great painter but he was unhappy and looked gloomy.

I have seen many faces changing colours from white-happiness to red-anger, yellow-panicky, and black-gloomy. I have even seen faces changing from yellow, red, and black to white. But holding a cheerful or white face is not always easy. We need practice to keep our heart happy to make our face cheerful. In my life I hate to stay gloomy, grumpy, angry etc. I have always tried to stay happy and cheerful. Only a satisfied heart or a heart of contentment can make your face cheerful/glow. When we are discontent about certain things we feel the poke/ache. Then we feel our spirit crushing with no-enthusiasm, disinterest etc.

Even if Nathan couldn’t have bought the painting materials by himself as he was not financially that well to do, but he was sad because he was discontent about the gift he got from his teacher. His eyes were greedy for his friend’s gift – an expensive watch.

How many times we do compare our gifts, blessings with others and feel sad? Let’s learn to stay happy and content. Then only we can have a cheerful face otherwise our discontentment/heartache will keep crushing our spirits everyday, every moment.

Stay Blessed!
Chiradeep Patra, is an Accountant in a Non-Govt Organization in India. He is married and blessed with a beautiful wife by his side.

He is an author and have written many articles for webzines and magazines.

He is a Psychological Counselor who deals with the following matters: Stress Management, Teenage & Adolescent Problems, Love, Crush & Relationship Problems, Depression & Anxiety Problem (not clinical), Personality Building & Development, Healthy Mental Living Matters, Spiritual & Biblical Matters etc.

He owns a website: www.asmideep.webs.com

Contacting e-Mail: chiradeepp@gmail.com

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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)
» left by elle kynzer
 220 days 14 hours ago.
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Jealousy is one evil, that has caused families and friends much grief. Good read, and we should all be happy for other's success.
» left by Susan Thom
 220 days 12 hours ago.
179 fans.
hi c,

i hear what you are saying, and i know it to be right, but i am guilty of not always following my own rules. i just want to be at peace. it's just hard getting there!

thanks for sharing your thoughts,

my best regards,

sue
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