What if, one of the secrets to happiness is actually thinking about death?

Bhutanese, one of the happiest people, contemplate a lot on death.

Stoics always remind us to remember Death – Memento Mori

Some Latin American cultures have colourful festivals to celebrate their dead.

As morbid as it may sound, it does make sense to acknowledge and think about Death. Humans respond to fear through avoidance. Facing your deepest fear, thus, should reduce some anxiety around it.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time

Mark Twain

Celebrate and embrace death? Why not?

It is compassion, the most gracious of virtues,
Which moves the world

Thirukural

In the era of engineered anger, compassion seems to have taken the back seat.

Compassion does not mean subservience or giving up something for others. Compassion means accepting and tolerating the others as they do us.

But power lies in dividing, gaslighting and riling people. Politicians and profiteers have effectively been using anger and fear as tools to their benefit.

Give compassion a chance.