Dear Brothers and Sisters,

People teach each other how to handle stress, anger, depression, loneliness, hopelessness… But no one teaches you how to handle happiness. “I am happy, man. I going to a restaurant with a bunch of friends, to celebrate my success, probably we’ll have champaign too. Why do you want to teach me how to handle happiness? Is there a better way than a party at a 5-star restaurant?”

Yes, there is a better way than a party at a 5-star restaurant.

If you jump around when you are happy, you will jump around when you are upset or angry, or lie motionless when depressed or hopeless.

It means, external events – be they happiness, sadness, or hopelessness – can easily take over your heart and control it. A jumpy heart will jump at anything. A quiet heart will be quiet with anything.

A quiet heart treats success or failure, winning or losing, gain or loss… with the same serene attitude. Whatever comes, the quiet heart remains quiet, maybe feeling a little happiness or a little disappointment, but still quiet and calm always.

So, if you want to be calm and quiet in the face of calamities, then make sure you be calm and quiet in the face of victories.

Remember, a jumpy heart jumps at anything, a quiet heart stands quiet at anything.

Wish everyone a quiet heart.

With compassion,

Hoành

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