Notice How Happy We Are

In Japan, news about murder is reported almost everyday. Moreover, many people commit suicide in Japan, so the news about it is also not uncommon.

How about another country? Do you know the Kingdom of Bhutan? When I was a high school student, a Bhutanese man came to our school and talked about Bhutan. I knew the details about Bhutan for the first time at that time.

Bhutan is not a developed country like Japan. There is only one university in Bhutan. People do not kill even animals because killing is prohibited by their religion, but they do not think they are poor or unhappy.

In addition to, he said “GNH(Gross National Happiness) is very high in Bhutan.” GNH is an index of happiness. They feel they are very happy and spent their lives in appreciation of their life, so murder and suicide hardly happen in Bhutan.

How about Japan? Does everyone feel happy for our life? Do we spend our life in appreciation? Japan is filled with many useful things. We can eat foods whenever we want to eat. We can go to hospital and receive treatment for disease soon. We get used to this life and we always forget to appreciate our life.

Recently, people who have no regard for lives have been increasing, so murder or suicide happen almost everyday. Your life is not for only yours. If you have no regard for your own life, your family and friends feel sad.

We hardly think “Why I am so happy? I am so blessed!” when we are happy, but we think “Why I am so unhappy?!” when we have a problem and sometimes people feel loneliness. But it is distinct. We have family and friends. Everyone is need by someone. We spent our life in a favorable environment. We have to notice haw happy we are. If we can notice, maybe we can decrease murder or suicide like Bhutan.