The Secret To Long-lasting Happiness Is Right In Front Of Us

Would a successful life make me happy? What does success means anyway? These are the questions I ask myself every now and then whenever I reflect on how I’m doing in life right now.

One thing for sure, having a good source of income, a happy family, good health, good people to mix around with does make me feel happy.

But, life is never perfect and things aren’t always about rainbows and durian flavored Gelatos all year round.

​So, I still keep asking myself, how can I achieve long-lasting happiness? I feel that it all boils down to our spiritual state. That’s when learning about Islam and practicing it’s values does help me a lot.
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I can vividly remember a conversation I had with my classmate about a decade ago that made me became tongue-tied.

We were in our overalls sitting on the kerb and taking a break from taking down readings from a few measuring devices we were tasked to do by our trainer at the Chemical Process Training Centre.

I remembered we were sweating buckets as there was barely any shelter and the sun was…