In the story that the King of Salem tells Santiago, the wisest of the wise men tells the boy that the secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon. p32 to p34.
What does the wise man mean?
What do you think is the secret to happiness?
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maybe, what the wise man want to say is to fulfill your obligation while you enjoy your life, enjoy what will each day bring to you.
ReplyDeleteas for the secret of happiness is when you have your life balanced between your obligation and your enjoyment of living.
Maybe what the wise man wanted to say is, while seeing the marvel of the world, we need to keep an eye of ourself, otherwise you'll be sucked into the world and even forget who you're really are
ReplyDeletei think, what the wise man want to say is you need to look over the world to find the happiness but the point what the wise man want to say is when you found the happiness, don't forget about the little things others. like, the people who help you to reach the happiness, the experience you have passed, and so on.
ReplyDeleteabout the secret of happiness, i think the secret is the sadness. i mean, if you have felt sad, you will know what is the happiness actually. if you never felt sad, so the happiness itself can't be the real happiness because it is just like the usual condition when you never felt sad.
Maybe, what the wise man want to say if we will find the happiness when we really know about the marvelous of this world, and not to forget the effort which is come from another people or ourself.
ReplyDeleteGenerally, I think the secret of happiness is when we got all of our wishes.
maybe it means that in life, we have to chase our dreams. but, we shouldn't get obsessed over our dreams. Because, there are still many things that we can learn and achieve. So, we have to be serious with our dreams without forgetting the things around us.
ReplyDeletemaybe it means that traveling can be fun, but while you are traveling, you will bring some belongings with you, do not forget what you have brought.
ReplyDelete*so sorry for being late.