At the root of this recent attitude among young women was the belief that happiness comes from the outside. But happiness is something we must create in our hearts, through our own efforts. Happiness cannot be achieved without working for it. The famous German writer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) proclaimed: "He who sports with life / Can never prosper / He who cannot command himself / Forever stays a slave."
In addition, no life is free from suffering. No matter how glamorous some people's lives may appear from the outside, they all have their share of problems and worries. One may experience smooth sailing for a time, but it never lasts forever. Suffering is an inescapable part of being alive. Unhappiness comes from being defeated by that suffering, losing all hope, and succumbing to despair. The only way to avoid that is to build a strong, expansive spirit that cannot be beaten by any hardship.
The bigger our problems and difficulties, the greater the happiness we experience when we finally overcome them. In fact, it is in the very process of challenging our problems that our lives pulse with joy and fulfilment and a great wellspring of happiness rises up within us. The effort to transform ourselves into a strong, dynamic, and broad-minded person is called human revolution.
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