The Secret of Happiness

There are four prerequisites for a happy and successful life and these are being healthy, positive thinking, having good relationships with others, and also having good communication with oneself. Health is the most valuable thing that a person should have. Without health, nothing is important. People can not get the taste of life without health. For instance, a very rich person can not spend his money comfortably unless he is healthy.  Another important factor that makes people happy is having good relationships with others. Human beings are social animals and they always need to be with others. They share their emotions, secrets, problems, and happiness with others so that they feel better. Social relations make people stronger when they cope with difficulties. There is an experiment made in the USA which shows that people who have effective relationships with others live longer. Thirdly, the most important thing among the four factors is communication with oneself. If people communicate with themselves, they can be more successful and happier because they can understand their own needs, emotions, aims, and problems. Moreover, they feel more self-confident. They know what they want and where they want to go. They have their own values and expectations. Furthermore, they know what makes them happy. For instance, successful leaders such as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is a good example of this. He knew what he wanted and founded the Turkish Republic after so many wars and revolutions. He found the power he needed in himself. He was ambitious and never gave up. He did what would make him happy. He encouraged other people to follow him and they saved the nation together. The fourth factor that makes people happy and successful is positive thinking. It is a proven fact that people who think positively always get positive results in life. Positive thinking makes people feel stronger against the difficulties and help them solve the problems. To illustrate, Pollyanna is the best character from a novel. She always looks at everything positively and tries to see the positive sides so that she does not feel anxious and thinks more healthily to find the solutions. To sum up, happiness and success are the aim of life and can only be achieved by being healthy, having good social relations, effective communication with oneself and positive thinking.