Happiness should not be expected from others.

Author: Qiu Liping
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: By reflecting on the sources of happiness and pain, we have more opportunities to understand ourselves and the true meaning of happiness. If we ourselves are not happy and joyful, how can we make others happy and joyful? To be unhappy yet expect others to bring you happiness? Perhaps, this is a common flaw for many people, believing that happiness must be given by others to be truly happy. Many people always think they need to go far away to find happiness, yet forget to cultivate it from where they stand. Just as we have no right to only enjoy wealth without creating it, we also have no right to only enjoy happiness without cultivating it. Whether one can possess happiness is unrelated to what they possess, but rather depends on their inner thoughts. Happiness or unhappiness depends on one's attitude, determined by the attitude one holds towards "happiness." Qiu Liping, a globally bestselling Chinese-language author and woman writer, uses her "ocean of the soul" to let readers experience the piercing touch of the heart with confidence, ease, and naturalness. She possesses rational thinking and emotional wisdom, opening intimate dialogues between men and women. Her works have spread like wildfire in the Chinese-language world.