The Formula of Happiness

Our life is the eternal search for happiness. What is happiness? Does it exist?

At different times, different people have different ways of determining what happiness is. Everyone has their own definition, their own formula of happiness.

For example, Ivan Bunin believed that happiness is everywhere: “You only need to see it. Maybe it is the autumn garden behind the barn or the clean air pour out the window.”

Anton Chekhov thought there is no happiness, but you just have to do good: “Don’t be complacent, don't let yourself be put to sleep! While you are young, strong, and cheerful, don’t get tired of doing good! There is no happiness and it should not be. If there is a meaning and purpose in life, then it is not in our happiness, but it is in something that more reasonable and greater. Do good!”

Eduard Asadov in Cherish Happiness, Cherish! believed that a happy person is someone who knows how to be happy in everyday life: “Cherish happiness, cherish! Notice, rejoice, and take the rainbows, dawns, and stars of the eye! They all for you, for you, for you. Beauty to see in ugly, to see in the streams of river spills. Who knows how to be happy in everyday life, he is really a happy man.”

Yevgeny Yevtushenko has his own formula of happiness: “I love you, human and I will forgive you for my happiness. I am now happy forever, because I am not looking for happiness. For someone, happiness is simply loving and being loved. Of course, because love is an indispensable component of happiness. It is the integral part.”

Shakespeare himself in the 25th sonnet claimed: “... for me, love is a source of happiness. There is no threat to the titles of my lifetime – loved, loved, loved.”

Last but not least, here is the point of view of D. Carnegie: “Everyone in this world is looking for happiness. There is one sure way to find it – learn to control your thoughts. Happiness does not depend on the external conditions. It depends on the conditions of the internal order. You are happy or unhappy not because of what you have, who you are, where you are, or what you do. Your happiness is determined by what you think about all this.” 

Let's try to bring out our happiness formula!

1. To be happy, do what you love and love what you do!

2. Love and be loved!

3. Love the place in which you have to live, your people, your work, your family, and your friends!

4. Do not envy!

5. Do not try to change the people around you! Change yourself become better, cleaner, and kinder to your society and universe!

6. Do not look for happiness! It will find you.

7. (Add the missing).

Source: Andrey’s Letter

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Ladies, Your Pajamas Say About You!

Since America, despite democracy, has restrictions and high taxes, it is often depressed and then private investors together with the government are trying to shake up the depressed people. The psychologists are also trying to earn money on it and at the same time conducting some funny research and experiments. Thus, these psychologists tried to determine the character of person without knowing the inner circle. They decided to "read" the personality by the clothes that women choose to sleep.

If a woman prefers soft and cozy flannel pajamas, then she has a soft character. She is a kind and compliant person. She would prefer to compromise on conflict and communicating with loneliness. She has a lot of friends, whom the girl will rush to the rescue without hesitation. She does not like to stay at home, enjoys going to parties, and travels.

Similar character in those who sleep in a cotton nightgown or T-shirt. These women are sociable and friendly. They are respected by friends and colleagues. They have a firm character, very diplomatic, and can find common ground with anyone. Often for them, work and promotion on the career ladder are great importance.

Another thing is the women who prefer nightgowns to the floor. Long romantic options are chosen by those who care about the opinion of others and their beauty. Sometimes, they are sentimental individuals. Night short-transparent with laces are created for feminine and sensual ladies, for whom the most important thing - men's love, compliments, and universal admiration.

The women who prefer go to bed without clothes are famous for their unpredictability. Their peculiarity is trust in people. They know how to keep secrets, do not like gossip, and intrigue. They don't forgive betrayal, straight, and not particularly flirtatious.

Source: Andrey's Letter

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Truth Coming Out of Her Well

A 19th-century legend says that Truth and Lie met once. The Lie greeted the Truth by telling her, "Today is a good day." The Truth looked around, looking at the sky, and indeed the day was good.

They spent some time together until they reached a large well of water. The Lie lowered her hand into the water and turned to the Truth. "Pleasant and warm water," she said, "if you want, can we swim together?"

The Truth was incredulous again. She put her hand in the water and the water was really pleasant. For a while, they swam when suddenly the Lie came out of the well, put on the clothes of the Truth, and disappeared.

The Truth was angry and came out naked. She started running around looking for Lies to get her clothes on. The world that saw she naked turned away because of shame and anger. Poor Truth, ashamed, turned to the well, and disappeared there forever.

Since then, the Lie travels all over the world dressed as the Truth. All satisfied with the existing order. And the world in no way wants to see the naked Truth.

Source: Andrey's Letter

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Fake

Lipa is a very beautiful tree. Once, alleys of trimmed limes decorated palace parks and manors of nobility. That's why they called it a noble tree. Lipa calmly withstood the haircut: gardeners in the estates formed young trees in the form of hedges, gave them the form of balls, pyramids or animal figures, copying French parks, where so trimmed the bushes of laurel, samshita, or myrtle. But, when the crown stopped cutting, the trees were waved at a height of 15-20 meters.

And about three hundred years ago, important documents began to be fastened with wax or marmot seals. And still parcels protect from opening huge plaques of brown marmot (since 2011 refused, replacing with branded tape and reinforced with fiberglass threads). In the past, seals were made of copper. The prints engraved on them were usually depicted of the State Eagle and in a circle were the name of the agency (order), which owned the seal, or other signs.

But, in those days there were many crooks who forged various certificates and documents entitling to a profitable position, inheritance, or receiving money from the treasury. Text and signature people copied easily, but with printing was more difficult. It is difficult to engrave on a copper round and copper is expensive. So, fake printing used one or two, less often - several times. It required a different, cheaper, and easier-to-process material.

Only a tree was such a material in the Middle Ages. And not any - for example, pine or oak wood has fibers, and along them is cut easily, and across - difficult. Therefore, for example, the correct circumference, which is always present on the seals, on these materials is very difficult to get.

But, the linden is ideal for handling with a knife and a hundred. The lime wood is quite homogeneous and very soft. So, the crooks have easily cut from lime fake seals, almost indistinguishable from the original.

But, there was a difference: the cut on the wood does not look quite like on metal. And the experienced official, carefully looking at the imprint on the surgurce of the certificate written to him, said: "Ah, brother and the seal you have is fake!" and the hapless crook went to the huddle.

Source: Andrey's Letter

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The Writer

More than 200 years ago, the Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Dro created an amazing doll with a complex mechanism that allows him to write words. "The Writer" works to everyone to this day. The automaton doll appeared in the 1770s, for that time it was a real breakthrough.

The creator of the "robot" Pierre Jaquet-Dro was born in 1721. Even in his young years, he became interested in watch mechanics and began to make watches with complex mechanisms. Later, Pierre even began to make music boxes. Crucial in his life was a meeting with Milord Mareshal, who seeing what the watchmaker is capable of, and then invited Pierre to demonstrate his inventions abroad. Mareshal helped the watchmaker arrange a meeting with the King of Spain.

To show the king something amazing, Pierre and his assistants made a special watch that fought off time on their own. Then, Pierre Jaquet-Dro presented this watch to the King of Spain. They caused a great stir and so liked the king and his entourage, that the watchmaker was bought all the copies of the watch brought to him. As a result of such sales, Pierre has made 2,000 gold pistols. For this money, returning home, he was able to afford to start the creation of automatons.

In the 1770s, Pierre produced several automaton dolls, the most interesting of which were "The Writer," "The Artist", and "The Musician." In 1773, "The Writer" was created. This is a mechanical doll that sits at a desk and carefully, methodically displays certain phrases on paper with a pen. At the same time, the doll looks off the pen when it goes to the inkwell. The Writer also knows how to dust off the ink, remove the painted paper, and watch the pen move. Pierre presented his creation at the court of King Louis XVI. The doll immediately became very popular, so soon Pierre and his assistants began to conscious of new automatons.

Source: Andrey's Letter

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