The secrets to a happy life!

[Megan]

A wonderful, happy, healthy and safe new year to all on BRS.


The secret to a happy life - courtesy of Tolstoy


We can learn a lot about the art of living from Tolstoy's War and Peace - a 10-hour dramatisation of which is airing on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday. It acutely observes vanity and folly, sexual jealousy and family relationships. But we can also learn from the life of the master novelist himself, writes Roman Krznaric.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30536963



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[Peter]

Hmm - a rather rosy picture painted in the article. In reality Tolstoy was a tortured soul and far from an example of a happy person! Yes he had some great insights and had a particular influence on Gandhi but he found it very hard to live up to his ideal way of living and this caused him a great deal of suffering.

I rather like this quote : "If you make others happy, you'll be happy. If you make others unhappy, you'll be miserable."

[AeolianHarp]

The secrets to a happy life!

Winning the Lotto and never having to go to the jobcentre again, apply for bogus jobs and worry about bills.