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HAPPY HAPPINESS DAY
Spring is beginning, and that day, 20 th March, also marks International Day of Happiness. We asked Matija Bećković, Vesna Dedić and Borislava Perić-Ranković what happiness means for them
N a prvi pogled stvar je jasna: visoki bruto naci- onalni dohodak građanima garantuje srećan i lep život. Međutim, da li je baš tako? U Butanu, maloj azijskoj državi u kojoj ne- ma semafora, duvana, plastičnih kesa i u kojoj 60 odsto ze- mlje u svakom času mora da bude pod šumom, jedino me- rilo društvenog napretka je – sreća. Od 2005. Butan je prva država koja je umesto indeksa bruto nacionalnog dohotka uvela bruto indeks nacionalne sreće i u njoj živi jedan od najsrećnijih naroda na svetu. Na inicijativu ove zemlje Ge- neralna skupština UN je 20. mart proglasila Međunarod- nim danom sreće sa ciljem da se podsetimo da je potraga za srećom glavna svrha čovečanstva, a da bruto nacional- ni dohodak nije jedini parametar razvoja jednog društva. A pojedinci? Najsrećniji su kada rade nešto radi te stvari same, bez nekog drugog cilja. Međutim, problem je što u paklenom tempu savremenog života često zabo- ravljamo da radimo stvari koje volimo i koje nas istinski interesuju. Ali početak proleća jeste doba pročišćavanja i samoobnavljanja. To nam poručuju i Matija Bećković, Vesna Dedić i Borislava Perić Ranković. Pitali smo Matiju Bećkovića, Vesnu Dedić i Borislavu Perić Ranković šta je sreća za njih Počinje proleće, a tog dana, 20. marta, obeležava se i Međunarodni dan sreće.
Tekst / Words: Katarina Sretenović Fotografije / Photography: Dalibor Danilović, Milan Ilić, Profimedia
A t first glance, things become clear: a high gross nation- al income guarantees a happy and beautiful life for cit- izens. However, is that really the case? In Bhutan, a small Asian country where there are no traffic lights, tobacco or plastic bags, and where 60 per cent of the land must be covered by forests at all times, the only measure of so- cial progress is – happiness. Since 2005, Bhutan has been the first country to replace the gross national income index with a gross na- tional happiness index, and it is one of the happiest nations in the world. At the initiative of this country, the UN General Assembly de- clared 20 th March International Day of Happiness, with the aim of reminding us all that the pursuit of happiness is the main purpose of humanity, and that gross national income is not the only param- eter for the development of a society. And individuals? They’re at their happiest when doing things just for the sake of doing them, with no other motive. However, there is a problem that the infernal tempo of modern life often causes us to forget to do things that we love and that genuinely interest us. But the beginning of spring is a period of self-renewal and purifica- tion. That was also confirmed for us by Matija Bećković, Vesna Ded- ić and Borislav Perić-Ranković.
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