The Formula for a Happy Life

discovery. I discovered the formula for his happy, stressfree life. When I was with him at his home, one of his relatives came to him in an angry mood. He said, “Mr. So and So is trying to distort your image. He is engaged in negative propaganda against you.” The visitor continued in this way, but Mr. S.A. listened to him dispassionately. Finally the man said in annoyance, “I am telling you something as serious as this, and you are not responding.” Mr. S.A. said in an unruffled way: Yeh unka problem hai, mera problem to nahin. (It is his problem, and not mine.) The next day we had planned a sight-seeing trip to a number of places, but for some reason at the eleventh hour, I said, “I’m not in a mood to go out. Let’s stay at home.” Mr. S.A. replied very calmly: Chalo yeh bhi theek hai. (No problem, this is also okay.) During my stay with Mr. S.A., I discovered these two formulas for his happiness. I think these are applicable to every man and woman. Everyone can adopt these formulas, achieve a stress-free life and live in happiness. The first principle (‘It is his problem, and not mine’) can be formulated in these words: the art of problem management. In life there are always problems, and the best formula is to try to manage them rather than try to eliminate them. You have to learn the art of problem management, and then you can have a life where there is no stress or tension. The second principle (‘No problem, this is also okay’) can be formulated in these words: if you don’t get the first good, be content with the second good. It is a fact