So once again Forbes has confirmed Mr. Mukesh Ambani as India's most richest person which is not quite a surprise. On the global level he has been placed at 19th position on the list headed by the Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim. Out of top 100 richest people 39 are from United States which gels well with the fact that more than 33% of world's wealth belong to Americans.
By now you must be like so what everyone knows that they are the richest. yeah they are the richest but somehow Not the happiest. Yes, you read that correct they are not the happiest, in fact in a recent study carried out by a global survey company they are placed on the middle of the list of happiest countries and almost same goes with other wealthy European countries. Whats more surprising is that developing countries have topped the list of world happiest countries, Indonesia, India, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey being the top five.
A straight correlation between above two facts quite simply suggests that Richest are Not the Happiest which also leads us to the fact that running after money is not going to make us happy. Now I know why our politicians( never call them leaders,simply they are not) never seem to smile even after having billions and then some more in their Swiss accounts.
But wait didn't we thought U.S is a better place than ours ? Remember during our childhood ,how we used to brag about our relatives (sometimes fake ones:P) living in New York ( or London if you are 90's bollywood fan :p) . Does this mean our living standards are better American's and European's. No, absolutely not. It would be wrong to interpret the facts in this way because happiness is a relative state of mind. for example a poor farmer in India would be happy if he is able to feed his family properly and has a roof over his head but a young guy in U.S might be unhappy just because he hasn't got a car or because his girlfriend ditched him for some other wealthier guy.
This also doesn't mean that richest can't be the happiest, it just underlines the fact that becoming rich doesn't guarantees happiness . Now try telling this to corrupt politicians...why don't I ,well I have got better things to do.
By now you must be like so what everyone knows that they are the richest. yeah they are the richest but somehow Not the happiest. Yes, you read that correct they are not the happiest, in fact in a recent study carried out by a global survey company they are placed on the middle of the list of happiest countries and almost same goes with other wealthy European countries. Whats more surprising is that developing countries have topped the list of world happiest countries, Indonesia, India, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey being the top five.
A straight correlation between above two facts quite simply suggests that Richest are Not the Happiest which also leads us to the fact that running after money is not going to make us happy. Now I know why our politicians( never call them leaders,simply they are not) never seem to smile even after having billions and then some more in their Swiss accounts.
But wait didn't we thought U.S is a better place than ours ? Remember during our childhood ,how we used to brag about our relatives (sometimes fake ones:P) living in New York ( or London if you are 90's bollywood fan :p) . Does this mean our living standards are better American's and European's. No, absolutely not. It would be wrong to interpret the facts in this way because happiness is a relative state of mind. for example a poor farmer in India would be happy if he is able to feed his family properly and has a roof over his head but a young guy in U.S might be unhappy just because he hasn't got a car or because his girlfriend ditched him for some other wealthier guy.
This also doesn't mean that richest can't be the happiest, it just underlines the fact that becoming rich doesn't guarantees happiness . Now try telling this to corrupt politicians...why don't I ,well I have got better things to do.
