![]() ![]() The events are quite straightforward and once you know more about Jo and Lorcan's past, you will also understand their present and their dilemmas. I think this might be the right place for me to stop telling you about the plot, otherwise I might spoil your enjoyment of the story. Lorcan is in need of a quiet place to reflect on his long-term relationship which has just ended, and Derry seems a great place to help him recover from his heartbreak. Harry Gallagher's grandson Lorcan comes to visit his granddad. Things begin to happen on the personal front too. In fact, Libby sendsa copy of it to a famous Scottish writer who is about to visit Derry and do a book signing event in Libby's bookshop. Perhaps the time has come for Jo to step out of her comfort zone and see if her first book is any good. Her friend and future sister-in-law Libby risked everything and took a chance on a shabby place which she turned into a cosy bookshop. Jo Campbell loves her family and her job (she is a co-owner of the Ivy Lane pub), but ever since she was a child, Jo dreamt of becoming a writer and sharing her stories with the world. In Pursuit of Happiness is set in Derry, Ireland, so, if you enjoyed Freya's previous book Dreams and Hopes of Libby Quinn, you'll be delighted to re-visit Ivy Lane and catch on what's been happening in this lovely, supportive community. At that moment we learn who is really helpful and who is completely useless.If I had to describe Freya Kennedy's books in one word it would be heartwarming. But then the question arises that who can be our compassionate friends? Because the problem with the human character is that sometimes, when destiny favours us and feel that we can manage everything by ourselves and feel we do not need friends, the moment we quickly realizethat how wrong we are. ![]() The moment we lose our wealth and influence, it will be very difficult to track these people. But they are our friends up to the extent we have money and power. If we have riches, we seem to have a platoon of friends. So, since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by only a calm mind, and since such peace of mind is brought about by only a compassionate attitude, how can we develop this? Obviously, it is not enough for us simply to think about how nice compassion is! We need to make a concerted effort to develop it we must use all the events of our daily life to transform our thoughts and behaviour.Īt another place, during one of his lectures he …show more content… Serenity and joys are greatly misunderstood. we all have an innate self-centeredness that inhibits our love for others. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you.ĭuring one of his speech on Compassion and the Individual Tenzin Gyatso, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama once explained the purpose of human life: Be content with what you have rejoice in the way things are. Religionists, scientists, politicians, philosophers and economists - are all quick to claim that humanity is grateful to them for the progress that …show more content… If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. On the other hand, everybody on this earth is quite ready to take the credit for the progress that mankind has achieved. ![]() Show More John Locke (1632-1704) was a major English philosopher, whodevised the phrase ‘pursuit of happiness’, in his book An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.Greatly influenced by the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Locke distinguished between “imaginary happiness” and “true happiness”.Since God has given everyone the desire to trail the real bliss, majority of peoplestart a relentless search for it, but when they don’t get what they desire, they conclude they have been deprived of. ![]()
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