Are We Happier Than Our Forefathers?

Happiness is the state of mind which brings peacefuness and satisfaction.There are different reasons of happiness it varies from person to person,one can feel happy by acquiring new means of comfort which makes life more easier, pleasant and relaxing.

The feeling of happiness ,agogness is worth sharing with family and friends.In terms of social and emotional happiness ,our Forefathers lived in a close-knit communities,having numerous occasions to celebrate.However,having less facilities,they knew how to manage things for a healthy living.While characterizing their life ,hard work, selflessness , happiness ,caring,sharing, respect and inspiration plays a heavy role.`Turning back the pages of history to ancient times, a modern man feels wonderstruck to see the hard life of human brings a few centuries ago. Our ancestor used to live in caves, ate uncooked food or depended upon fruit and leaves, walked long distances on foot.They could not get any clothes to cover their body and had not thought of getting shelter to hide their head.Their standard of living was no better than that of beasts.Like animals, they used to live in groups and fight other groups with bows, arrows and sticks for food, clothing or shelter.

In contrast to this, modern society has weakened the relationship between man and the community.The result being ,man today is lonelier in the midst of the milling crowds.The changing lifestyle has led to the concept of nuclear family , depression , insecurities, emotionally starved and many more.There are many pros and cons of life faced in both present and ancient generation.

A modern man enjoys himself in different ways.He is the master of the whole universe.When bored with his dull, mechanical routine, he has lots of means for entertainment.He has the video-cassette recorder to entertain himself.He has beautiful restaurants and hotels to go to.He has melodious musical extravaganzas and dance sequences packed up in his cassettes.His fertile creative mind had made him what his ancestors could never have thought of becoming in their entire life time.

Our ancestors have live lived a life of harmony , appreciating and preserving the God's gift.Needless to say that,there was a much better environment filled with serenity and calmness ,free from any type of pollution or health hazards like cancer, pneumonia ,heart attacks which have become quite common .

Talking of today's generation ,increament is seen in every sector whether it be a cooperative , entertainment or industrial sector.There are lots of improvement and people are more educated and employed as compared to our Forefathers generation.

But are we really happier than our forefathers? Definitely not.We have gained physical comforts at the cost of moral and spiritual values.We do not believe in God.We do not think of our moral upliftment.We think of our own comforts, not of others.We are too much entrapped in the snare of money.We are greedy, selfish, isolated, perturbed, dis-appointed and addicted to all sorts of vices.We have so many aspirations that life is full of frustration and depression.We have no pleasure or leisure, rest of peace, joy or contentment.

Man, today is, angry, proud, hypocritical, dishonest, insincere and tense. His life is full of frustration, agony and terror.

We cannot say which group was happier ,but we can conclude that our ancestors lived a life of ease even with less facilities and we having all the facilities and ease still cry on our fate ,so according to me life of our Forefathers we're much happier than ours.