Once a group of 500 people were attending a
seminar. Suddenly the speaker stopped and
decided to do a group activity. He started giving
each person a balloon. Each person was then
asked to write their name on it using a marker
pen. Then all the balloons were collected and
put in another room.
The people were then let into that room and
asked to find the balloon which had their name
written on it within 5 minutes. Everyone was
frantically searching for their name, colliding with
each other, pushing around others and there was
utter chaos.
At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their
own balloon.
Then, the speaker asked each person to
randomly collect a balloon and give it to the
person whose name was written on it. Within
minutes everyone had their own balloon.
The speaker then began, "This is happening in
our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for
happiness all around, not knowing where it is.
Our happiness lies in the happiness of other
people. Give them their happiness; you will get
your own happiness. And this is the purpose of
human life...the pursuit of happiness."