Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Gross National Happiness

I watched a show yesterday afternoon that my wife had recorded from last spring. It was hosted by Michael J. Fox and the show was all about optimism.

One of the most interesting parts of the show was when they talked about Bhutan, China. While most countries measure their Gross National Product (GNP), Bhutan measures their Gross National Happiness (GNH).

To see how they do this, click here. As the sign above indicates, they see GNH as being much more important than GNP. One governmental official said, "When we began to measure this, we realized that it all comes down to social networking or relationships."

Interesting. They say that money does not buy happiness. According to Bhutan, this is very true. It's all about the relationships! I think Jesus would agree!

"Love your neighbor as yourself."
Jesus

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