CAL THOMAS CMMENTARY MARCH 21, 2025
IF YOU’RE AN AMERICAN THE CHANCES ARE GOOD YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
THE U.S. HAS DROPPED TO 24, ITS LOWEST RANKING EVER IN THE “WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT.” THE ANNUAL REPORT WAS RELEASED ON UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS. RESIDENTS IN MORE THAN 140 COUNTRIES WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THE U.S. FELL OUT OF THE TOP 20 FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR. MEANWHILE, FINLAND WAS RATED NUMBER ONE AS THE WORLD’S HAPPIEST NATION, FOLLOWED BY DENMARK, ICELAND, SWEDEN AND THE NETHERLANDS. MEXICO AND COSTA RICA MADE THE TOP TEN FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT HAPPINESS TO BE OVERRATED. CONTENTMENT IS BETTER AND LONGER LASTING. PAUL SAID HE WAS CONTENT IN WHATEVER STATE HE WAS IN.
CONTENTMENT COMES WHEN WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT SOURCE, IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS IN THE ECONOMY, OR POLITICS, OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD, IT WON’T LAST.
C.S. LEWIS SAID: “IF I FIND IN MYSELF DESIRES WHICH NOTHING IN THIS WORLD CAN SATISFY, THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION IS THAT I WAS MADE FOR ANOTHER WORLD.” THAT ‘S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. HOW ABOUT YOU? I’M CAL THOMAS.
