1. Although some or other kind of wellness surveys, studies, research and other initiatives have been the norm with United nations, but from year 2012, they started publishing a Happiness Index annually.
2. This exercise of researching, indexing and reporting of this survey is carried out by SDNS, or 'Sustainable Development Solutions Network' of UN.
3. Just to put the concept straight, we all know what happiness means, so happiness in 'Happiness Index', is just happiness. 'Index', for info of some is a simple listing , which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses information about items, people, places or or just about any thing, in an alphabetical, chronological, or a numeric order. So 'Happiness Index', is a list of countries listed by United Nations on a precedence of most happy to least happy.
4. For any survey and report/indexing/listing some parameters have to be set. Parameters for measuring happiness of the people if a nation were seven, namely, GDP, Per Capita Income, Health and life expectancy, Social Support, Social Freedom, Generosity, and Absence of Corruption.
5. The survey was carried out in 156 nations, ranging from Ethiopia, Syria to America and Afghanistan. There were some surprising out comes and revelations. The happiest place to live, or migrate to, turned out to be Finland, and the saddest place is Syria.
6. America, a happiness destination for many, was at 18th place, UK was 19th, and 20th position went to United Arab Emirates.
7. Talking of India and its immediate neighbours, sadly India came last amongst them, at position 133. India slipped down from its 122nd position in 2017 to 133, position in the year 2018. We will look at the reasons in the end, but Pakistan is at position 75, China is at 86th, Bhutan at 97th, Nepal at 101, Bangladesh at 115 and Sri lanka is at 116th position.
8. The top 10 happiest nations of the world are as follows,
1). Finland.
2). Norway.
3). Denmark.
4). Ice land.
5). Switzerland.
6.). Netherlands.
7). Canada.
8). Newzealand.
9). Sweden.
10). Australia.
1). Finland.
2). Norway.
3). Denmark.
4). Ice land.
5). Switzerland.
6.). Netherlands.
7). Canada.
8). Newzealand.
9). Sweden.
10). Australia.
9. Out of these nations, the top nations are Finland, Norway, Denmark Iceland, Netherland and Sweden, all Scandanavian nations or nations neighbouring Scandinavia. General reasons for super happiness prevailing here are, small population, rich resources, honest governance, great health care and education, honesty and generosity amongst people, beautiful land scape, availability of pollution free and very affordable energy resources. Norway for instance has totally converted to electric cars, Iceland has abundance of geothermal energy as a result of geysers, and Denmark and Netherland have the best cycle track networks in the world.
10. In these nations acceptance of diversity of thought, culture and lifestyle, or supreme tolerance for others is a huge reason for happiness. You will be surprised that in terms of immigrant happinesses, the happiest foreign born immigrants live in Finland.
11. Switzerland ranking 5th in the world, deserves to be ranked higher, as it not only has a very evolved society, but also practices the best form of democracy and citizen participation in governance and decision making. It is the most beautiful nation in terms of natural beauty, sporting culture and closeness of man to nature.
12. Canada, New zealand, and Australia are open spaces with good governance and good society, although the immigrants from Indian subcontinental nations, or islamic nations are in the the process of slowly poisioning these societies with religion, superstition and fundamentalist mindset. Their cheating and creepy ways are setting in faster than expected, as they continue to be more active in the political and governance machinery of these Commonwealth nations. These countries are most suitable other wise, for english speaking cosmopolitan, westernised immigrants, as they face no language or cultural shift problems here.
13. How come Pakistan is ranking 75. Well I will have to say that there must have been a computer error there. Pakistan in every way is practically as good or bad as India, or else may be it is a generally accepted fact that when poor, downtrodden, abused, misgoverned and unfortunate folks accept their lot, they choose to be happy on 'As is Where is' basis. Also may be now that Imran Khan is ruling this pseudo democratic, quasi theocratic islamic nation, the Pathan attitude seems to have set in. The joke doing the rounds in Chandigarh is, Nawaz Shareef was bending in to a gutter, trying to clear it. Imran saw him doing so, and thinking he was placing Naans in a tandoor/oven shouted, "Oye Yara Miyaan, 4 naan merey bhi laga de." Nawaz saw the opportunity and said, 'Khan saab, aaj sey tandoor hi aap kaa hua", and ran off handing over the gutter to Imran. Khan sahib since then is running, PM's car bazar by the side of same manhole.
14. Although I wish both siblings Pakistan and India to share the top spot on happiness index, but it sadly is a distant dream, going by our fucked up system and extremely corrupt jokers presiding over.
15. But why India is at spot 133. With 65% youth population, with skill development slogans, with India shining slogans, we should atleast be, amongst the top 50 on the list. To be on slit 133, is truly shameful, but a poetic thought came to my mind,
'Mar bhi ham kiyon nahin Jattey,
Sharm bhi abb hamein nhin aati,
'Gurunay' tu rota hai ab kis ke liye,
Sach ki unhein yaad bhi nahin aati.'
'Mar bhi ham kiyon nahin Jattey,
Sharm bhi abb hamein nhin aati,
'Gurunay' tu rota hai ab kis ke liye,
Sach ki unhein yaad bhi nahin aati.'
116. The singular reason for India's downgradation is 'The Indian Politicians'. These rascals have rogered our nation. Ever since independence, the rascals have been playing votebank politics. Every single politician of india has done caste, creed, religion, region based politics to gain political power. As a result none of them have ever represented a true India, why even talk of a new India. Thus an average Indian feels, insecure, divided and socially distrustful, of each other, resulting in extreme unhappiness.
17. Another reason for Indian unhappiness is a huge economic insecurity set in Indian minds, post demonitization and other financial mismanagements. Indians by the way are a very aware, awakened and media savvy nation, badly let down by its politicians, who have used the media, social and mainstream both, to misinform public via misrepresentation of facts.
18. India has slipped to 133 rank on UN happiness index because, the people of India are unhappy about the farmers committing suicides unable to pay back a bank loan worth a few thousands or a lakh plus, where as huge financial dacoits are successfully running away to foreign lands, after defrauding banks of thousands of crores worth of ₹s, deposited by common man.
19. I, as a citizen opinion leader, will blame it all, on poor governance, stupid strategy and a corrupt and cheating mindset of our politicians.
20. We can change it all, we must change it, and the common man must find, more and more ways to shub a bamboo up the a*se, of any and all bad governance.
🚩तत्त सत्त अकाल.वन्देमातरम🚩
©✒Guru Balwant Gurunay⚔
17. Another reason for Indian unhappiness is a huge economic insecurity set in Indian minds, post demonitization and other financial mismanagements. Indians by the way are a very aware, awakened and media savvy nation, badly let down by its politicians, who have used the media, social and mainstream both, to misinform public via misrepresentation of facts.
18. India has slipped to 133 rank on UN happiness index because, the people of India are unhappy about the farmers committing suicides unable to pay back a bank loan worth a few thousands or a lakh plus, where as huge financial dacoits are successfully running away to foreign lands, after defrauding banks of thousands of crores worth of ₹s, deposited by common man.
19. I, as a citizen opinion leader, will blame it all, on poor governance, stupid strategy and a corrupt and cheating mindset of our politicians.
20. We can change it all, we must change it, and the common man must find, more and more ways to shub a bamboo up the a*se, of any and all bad governance.
🚩तत्त सत्त अकाल.वन्देमातरम🚩
©✒Guru Balwant Gurunay⚔
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