Gerald D'Cunha

L eo Buscaglia, the author of ‘Living, Loving and Learning’, says: “What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.” Most of our miseries – dare I say ‘all’ our miseries? – yes, most of our miseries are ‘self-created’. Hard to believe? Hard because, we are not ready yet to see and accept the reality – what ties us down to our misery. Are they the conditions (the circumstances we are in), or are they the ‘choices’ we make to respond to them? I think, this is the plain truth, which, Leo Buscaglia is trying to convey. Often, we hold on to things we should have long ‘dropped’. In life, certainly, there is a time to hold on… try hard to change our conditions. But, when misery comes to rule our hearts, it’s not worth holding on… It’s time to let go… simply ‘drop’ what causes the misery in us. Once we choose to value ‘peace’ more than the ‘turmoil’, it’s easy to make those so-called ‘hard choices’… ...

L eo Buscaglia, the author of ‘Living, Loving and Learning’, says: “What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.” Most of our miseries – dare I say ‘all’ our miseries? – yes, most of our miseries are ‘self-created’. Hard to believe? Hard because, we are not ready yet to see and accept the reality – what ties us down to our misery. Are they the conditions (the circumstances we are in), or are they the ‘choices’ we make to respond to them? I think, this is the plain truth, which, Leo Buscaglia is trying to convey. Often, we hold on to things we should have long ‘dropped’. In life, certainly, there is a time to hold on… try hard to change our conditions. But, when misery comes to rule our hearts, it’s not worth holding on… It’s time to let go… simply ‘drop’ what causes the misery in us. Once we choose to value ‘peace’ more than the ‘turmoil’, it’s easy to make those so-called ‘hard choices’… ...