"In Pursuit of Happiness"

I learned the following from CBS’s "60 Minutes" last night.

According to a survey by an US university, people in Denmark are the happiest ones in the world. Not because Denmark has many more blondes than other countries, the Danes are content with their lives and do not expect much from others. With a 50% income tax rate on the middle income earners, its government manages well to take good care of all its citizens from cradle to grave. Its education system offers free schooling to everyone up to college. This amazingly generous program allows students stay at the university as long as it takes to graduate. For a starter, no college graduates in Denmark will ever have a huge student loan upon graduation. What a relief!

According to the same survey, while the Americans, citizens of the most affluent country in the world, are not the least happy ones, they are only happier than people in countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan. Being content may be boring as we have seldom heard any breaking news from Denmark. Perhaps we all should learn to be content and thankful for our good fortunate. So we all can be happier. - Ayee