Collective Happiness

After a group of 50 people attending a seminar were seated, the speaker handed each person a balloon and asked to write his/her name on it using a marker. Thereafter, all the balloons were collected and put in another room. The delegates were then let into that room and asked to find the balloon which had their respective names written on it within 5 minutes. And after a while of pushed and collided with each other in utter chaos while frantically searching for the balloons with their names, no one could find their own balloons at the end of 5 minutes.

 

Then each one was asked to randomly pick a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within a few minutes everyone had their own balloons. The speaker then said, “This is exactly what is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is. Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. When you help others to find their happiness, you will also surely find your own happiness, and easier too.”