Review: The Dalai Lama

A wise man once said “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” That wise mans name is the Dali Lama. Talking about happiness is the Dalai Lama’s speciality, but in his travels he begun to notice that a lot of people are actually suffering on the inside. He believes that there are many factors that can be held accountable for this action. The first factor that can cause someone to suffer that people probably don't think of is money. In my opinion money can not buy you happiness. The average person believes that wealthy people have the life and have nothing to worry about, but in reality they have everything to worry about. Some of the most extremely wealthy people are lonely and depressed. The Dalai Lama took …show more content…
Sometimes it isn't everyones choice how they grow up and where they live. All of that can have a big role in someones mental and physical health. If someone doesn't have a healthy upbringing suffering is most likely going to occur, but its up to them to choose how they want to go about those feelings of suffering. Just like the quote I opened with happiness comes from a persons own actions and I truly believe that we can change how we are feeling if we just change the way we look at ourselves and the world. The Dalai Lama also mentions that the types of community people live in such as rural or modern cities. These types of communities can have an effect on the type of mental sate a person is in. The Dalai Lama has noticed that people who come from a rural community enjoy greater harmony and tranquility than those people who come from modern cities. I agree with this because I grew up in more of a rural community and have family that come from modern cities and they always seem stressed out and like something is bothering them at all times. In our society today I feel like people need to learn how to slow down and enjoy the moment rather than always being a step ahead. I believe that by doing this we would have much happier