Tag: Bhutan

UN connects well-being and the pursuit of happiness – United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs I was very happy when I learned last year that the UN dedicates a day to Happiness. I always thought all these annual days of UN observances are important because they usually deal with important issues many people would otherwise rarely (if ever) hear of.  The pursuit of happiness as a fundamental human goal is something I wish would be talked about much more in my country. Most of Hungarian people (generally known for their pessimism and low spirit) would never consider happiness…

The U.N. Happiness Project The Dragon King of the House of Wangchuck in Bhutan is about to realize his ambition: to use G.N.H. (Gross National Happpiness) as an alternative to G.N.P. Yep, he’s about to take it to the UN General Assembly. And it’s a good plan too. I mean what’s all the wealth worths if people are unhappy? So now, the goal is: let’s all be happy! 🙂