The story of happiness is a classic tale. This story starts with a young man who is curious about the secret of happiness. The young man searched high and low; however, he was still unable to know what the secret of happiness was.
Thankfully, he reached a place where he was instructed that he would find the secret of happiness. People told him that there was an old wise man who lived close by and he had the secrets to happiness. The young man set off to go to the neighboring village to find the old man. However, what he met was not what he expected.
When the young man went to the neighboring village, he was shocked at what he saw. The young man saw lots of people in the house of the old man. The man had several traders in his house and he even had an orchestra playing nice music.
The young man also saw the dining table filled with lots of food from different places around the world. The house looked more like a castle. Then he laid eyes on the wise man that people told him about. However, he had to wait before he could speak to the old.
When the young man finally got a chance to talk to the old wise man, he told him about how curious he was to find the secret to happiness. The old wise man paid attention to what the young man was saying and he didn’t interrupt him.
After finishing his talk, the young man asked the old man if he had an answer to his question. The old man replied that he didn’t. He told the young man to look around the castle and see all that he had. The old man also gave the young man an important task.
The old man took a spoon and he filled the spoon with some olive oil. He then handed the spoon to the young man and told him to look at his palace. After handing over the spoon filled with oil to the young man, he told him to look at the palace.
However, the old man warned the young man not to spill the oil in the spoon. With the spoon in his hand, the young man went around the castle. When he got back, the old man enquired about his trip. He then asked the young man if he saw some paintings, the beautifully constructed structures, and the walls.
The young man focused intensely on the spoon with oil in it and replied with a no. The old man instructed him to go around the palace the second time. This time, the young man went around the palace the second time.
This time, the young man noticed all the beautiful things in the castle. He looked around and he appreciated the fine paintings as well as the beautiful walls. When he went to the old man, he told him about how beautiful his palace was.
When the old man asked about the spoon with old in it, the young man showed him and the spoon was empty. He was quite disappointed when he spilled the oil while looking at the palace. Then the old man told him that he should enjoy all he beautiful things that life has to offer and this was the secret to happiness.