The Meaning of Life Which Is to Be Happy and How Happiness Drives Your Capacities
Harry had phoned for an appointment.
We made the usual pleasantries.
It was visible to me that Harry had something on his mind, but was frightened to come right to the point.
Finally I ended the hesitation and asked, "What can I do for you Harry?" "Dr.
Bob, I just don't have any ambition," he said.
"I don't want to get out of bed in the morning.
" Initially a psychological or spiritual counselor needs to understand in situations like the one Harry was presenting in terms of whether or not there is a physical condition underlying everything else.
"Harry," I began, "have you been to see a medical doctor about this?" He said that he had and all results were fine.
If there are no underlying physical problems, then, of course, we need to look at any psychological or spiritual needs.
"Harry, how happy are you?" "Not very," he replied.
"But what's that got to do with anything?" "It may have everything to do with your motivation.
Your mental and spiritual states fuel your will to achieve.
If you are not happy, you just don't have the vigor you may want to have.
" He gave me an empty look as if he did not comprehend.
He did not realize that happiness had anything to do with how he moved forward in his day.
Most of the world's people do not understand the substantial connection between how they are spiritually with how they stimulate their actions.
I defined for Harry how things might be within himself and in his representation in his work day.
I asked him to look at the primary level in school.
The heavy emphasis on learning the multiplication tables, for example.
The tables are a bother to commit to memory.
Many students balk at the travail it takes to be proficient in multiplication.
What they do not realize at that young age is that these tables will help them get through life more easily than if they did not memorize them.
The point is that when you do not know the memorized tables precisely you cannot use them in later life.
There is another example: The little poem about how many days each month has.
I cannot even begin to gauge how many times I have used that verse.
The long and short of it is, if you do not have something inside of you, you cannot easily use it on the outside.
Something was missing in Harry's inner sets of awareness and appreciation.
I checked a little and Harry was forthcoming.
He really wanted help.
He said he had the "requisite" things that were supposed to provided happiness.
But I pointed out to Harry that he was not happy, really.
He had accumulated every "thing.
" But had no base of spirit within to enliven him.
Harry had no idea that happiness encouraged his experiences in life.
So, using the examples of the multiplication tables and the poem of how many days each month has, Harry began to see that unless he was happy, his motive to get out of bed in the morning would be lacking.
He doubted this whole idea.
Harry is a persistent insurance professional.
So I asked him how he felt about customers on one of those days when he was less than motivated.
He said he almost couldn't care when trying to assist persons become properly insured.
He said that if he did not need to earn commissions on a regular basis, he would not care at all about his clients' needs.
Harry needed to work on his happiness.
I asked him about his link with The Source of All That Is.
Even though Harry had been in my coaching community for a number years, he still had not made an association between himself and The Source.
Did he meditate? No.
Would he please try this method of making a connection between The Source and himself? Yes.
We went through an elementary meditation method.
I asked him to try this for 15 days and then make another appointment.
Harry tried my proposition.
After the 15 days, he said.
"I am feeling better already, Dr.
Bob.
I never knew what I didn't possess.
I really feel like getting up in the morning.
I am amazed at how quickly I accomplished this.
What do I do next?" Obviously Harry had gained a new perspective in a short time.
Here is a hidden idea about the meaning of life and your happiness.
Happiness drives your capacities.
If you are not fundamentally happy within yourself, you cannot be as able as you might be in your life, relationships, job, etc.
Happiness comes to you through a genuine relationship with The Source of All That Is.
We made the usual pleasantries.
It was visible to me that Harry had something on his mind, but was frightened to come right to the point.
Finally I ended the hesitation and asked, "What can I do for you Harry?" "Dr.
Bob, I just don't have any ambition," he said.
"I don't want to get out of bed in the morning.
" Initially a psychological or spiritual counselor needs to understand in situations like the one Harry was presenting in terms of whether or not there is a physical condition underlying everything else.
"Harry," I began, "have you been to see a medical doctor about this?" He said that he had and all results were fine.
If there are no underlying physical problems, then, of course, we need to look at any psychological or spiritual needs.
"Harry, how happy are you?" "Not very," he replied.
"But what's that got to do with anything?" "It may have everything to do with your motivation.
Your mental and spiritual states fuel your will to achieve.
If you are not happy, you just don't have the vigor you may want to have.
" He gave me an empty look as if he did not comprehend.
He did not realize that happiness had anything to do with how he moved forward in his day.
Most of the world's people do not understand the substantial connection between how they are spiritually with how they stimulate their actions.
I defined for Harry how things might be within himself and in his representation in his work day.
I asked him to look at the primary level in school.
The heavy emphasis on learning the multiplication tables, for example.
The tables are a bother to commit to memory.
Many students balk at the travail it takes to be proficient in multiplication.
What they do not realize at that young age is that these tables will help them get through life more easily than if they did not memorize them.
The point is that when you do not know the memorized tables precisely you cannot use them in later life.
There is another example: The little poem about how many days each month has.
I cannot even begin to gauge how many times I have used that verse.
The long and short of it is, if you do not have something inside of you, you cannot easily use it on the outside.
Something was missing in Harry's inner sets of awareness and appreciation.
I checked a little and Harry was forthcoming.
He really wanted help.
He said he had the "requisite" things that were supposed to provided happiness.
But I pointed out to Harry that he was not happy, really.
He had accumulated every "thing.
" But had no base of spirit within to enliven him.
Harry had no idea that happiness encouraged his experiences in life.
So, using the examples of the multiplication tables and the poem of how many days each month has, Harry began to see that unless he was happy, his motive to get out of bed in the morning would be lacking.
He doubted this whole idea.
Harry is a persistent insurance professional.
So I asked him how he felt about customers on one of those days when he was less than motivated.
He said he almost couldn't care when trying to assist persons become properly insured.
He said that if he did not need to earn commissions on a regular basis, he would not care at all about his clients' needs.
Harry needed to work on his happiness.
I asked him about his link with The Source of All That Is.
Even though Harry had been in my coaching community for a number years, he still had not made an association between himself and The Source.
Did he meditate? No.
Would he please try this method of making a connection between The Source and himself? Yes.
We went through an elementary meditation method.
I asked him to try this for 15 days and then make another appointment.
Harry tried my proposition.
After the 15 days, he said.
"I am feeling better already, Dr.
Bob.
I never knew what I didn't possess.
I really feel like getting up in the morning.
I am amazed at how quickly I accomplished this.
What do I do next?" Obviously Harry had gained a new perspective in a short time.
Here is a hidden idea about the meaning of life and your happiness.
Happiness drives your capacities.
If you are not fundamentally happy within yourself, you cannot be as able as you might be in your life, relationships, job, etc.
Happiness comes to you through a genuine relationship with The Source of All That Is.
