Something I found very interesting when I came to the UAE is that this country has a Minister of Happiness! Yes! You read correctly, A Minister of Happiness!
I was very intrigued when I found the lady Minister on
Twitter being retweeted by many locals I have started following since I’ve
arrived here. The idea was so new to me, I’ve never heard of a Minister of
Happiness, and for the position to be occupied by a lady, a young lady, doubled
my curiosity! So I decided to follow Minister ‘Ohood Al Roumi’ on twitter, in hope
of being inspired and having some positive energy rub off on me. After a week
of reading Al Roumi’s tweets it became apparent to me that happiness likes to repeat itself! She
tweeted day after day: ‘happy people move
forward, happy people achieve’ and ‘it’s
important to maintain happiness and positive energy in our youth and our nation
because only happy positive people can create, develop and achieve’ and ‘Happy people never look back, they don’t
let the past undermine their efforts to move forward, be happy and achieve’.
I don’t know whether Minister Al Roumi has any actual administrative
executive duties but as someone who is appointed by the ruler of this country
to maintain high spirits and positive vibes.. well, she doesn’t seem to have
much to say. Meanwhile, the people I follow on social media who are not ashamed
of their sadness, their depression and their constant struggle with their
troubled past, are much more creative in the way they express themselves, they
always have something new to say and their expression is deep, profound and
meaningful. Sadness is creative, sadness is inspiring, sadness has a beautiful mouth
and a very poignant voice. Sad people produce the most fascinating art; whether
in literature, music or the visual arts. Sad people are high achievers because
we are always searching for self-worth in our achievements. We are constantly working
on new laborious projects because we need a reason to wake up in the morning.
Sad people might emotionally be stuck in the past, we may allow our past to continue
to abuse and hurt us, but we are the stronger ones, it takes courage and strength
to continue moving forward with metal shackles on your feet and a boulder on
your shoulders.
