once upon a time there was an old lady who lived in a small village she was very kind wise and always happy the people in the village loved her very much they often came to her to ask for advice or to talk about their problems one day a young man from The Village asked her why are you always happy no matter what happens you never see seem sad don't you ever feel bad when things go wrong the old lady smiled and gently and replied my dear life is full of ups and downs some days are
good and some days are bad but I learned that happiness comes from inside not from what happens around me the young man was confused and asked what do you mean how can you be happy when bad things happen the lady told him a story from her own life when I was young I had a family a husband and children we were not rich but we were happy one day my husband got sick and we did not have enough money to buy medicine we tried everything but he passed away it was the saddest day of my
life I cried and cried I thought I would never be happy again the young man listened carefully as the old lady continued her story after some time I realized that being sad all the time would not bring my husband back my children needed me and I needed to find a way to be happy again I started to look at life differently I understood that life will always have good and bad moments but I decided that I would not let the bad moments steal my happiness the young man looked at her with surprise but how did
you do that he asked the old lady smiled and said every morning when I wake up I tell myself today is a new day and I will find something to be happy about some days are harder than others but I always find something even if it is small maybe the sun is shining maybe a flower is blooming or maybe I see a friend there is always something to be thankful for the young man thought about what she said but what if something really bad happens how can you still be happy it's not easy but I
remind myself that everything passes even the bad times will not last forever when bad things happen I tell myself this too will pass I focus on the good things I still have like my health my friends or even just the fact that I am alive happiness is a choice you can choose to focus on the bad things and be sad or you can choose to find the good things and be happy it's not always easy but it is possible the young man thanked the old lady for her wise words he left her house and decided
to try her advice from that day on he tried to find something good in every situation just like the old lady slowly he realized that his life became better even when things went wrong long he learned to stay positive and find happiness in the Small Things the old ladies story spread throughout the village more and more people started to understand that happiness is not about what you have or what happens to you but about how you see life they learn to be happy in every situation just like the wise old lady and so the village
became a a happier place thanks to the old lady who taught them all the secret of true happiness
