The pursuit of happiness

HAVE you heard about the Gross National Happiness (GNH) measure? It’s an indication of the general well-being of a nation, just as Gross Domestic Product indicates a country’s income. GNH was initiated by the former king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, to gauge the wellbeing of his country’s citizens.

When I first heard of GNH, I thought it seemed like a fable: Imagine, one of the world’s smallest countries teaching the rest of us how to live happily!