BHUTAN - Hapiness Before Economy

Life in Bhutan can be excitingly different. Imagine how it feels to wake up in the morning to the sound of monks chanting prayers and drumming their gongs during countless traditional pujas running up the steep Himalayan mountain slopes under colorful prayer flags hung between trees in the lush natural landscape! Just think of the sight of the expanse of forests and mountains that surrounded the country's capital city, Thimphu. These and many more uniqueness are what you will witness when you visit Bhutan.
The Himalayan kingdom is best renowned for its philosophy of Gross National Happiness, or GNH. But, what exactly is GNH? Are Bhutanese actually the happiest and most excited people on the planet? What makes the citizens of this country happy?
What is GNH?
The concept of GNI was conceived and born during the reign of Bhutan's fourth monarch, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. He was a very respected ruler that the Bhutanese held and still hold in high regard. The single most important thing on his mind was how all of his subjects, the citizens of his country would be happy. He vowed that Bhutan will pursue happiness with all it had.
En route toward development, the monarch, instead of choosing to evaluate progress only by the increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), decided that Gross National Happiness (GNH) would be employed. This forward-thinking leader understood that GDP did not take into consideration the fundamental aim that every human being seeks: happiness.
That’s how GNH became a development philosophy in Bhutan. Up till now, the Bhutanese happiness is still tied to the idea of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and the new generation of Bhutanese still hold this progressive leader in deference for his numerous progressive initiatives as monarch.
What Does the Pursuit of Pleasure Entail?
The English musician and world-renown peace activist, John Winston Ono Lennon, captured the essence of the subject, as well as the conflicts that surround it when he wrote: “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
Naturally, understanding and measuring "happy" and “happiness” is a difficult thing to achieve. What is difficult to understand will surely be tough to quantify. Yet, some 5 decades ago, a lot of efforts have been made to move Gross National Happiness from being a development philosophy to a core component of Bhutan’s development strategy. This is all about seeking to strike a balance between GNH’s four foundational pillars, namely sustainable and equitable socio-economic development, conservation of the environment, preservation and promotion of culture, and good governance. Bhutan, despite having one of the world's smallest economies, has shown the world how this can be achieved when good leadership is provided.
Four Leadership Lessons From Bhutan
Bringing to relevance this vital link between development and happiness and the priority of being happy over economic growth, let's analyze those leadership lessons from Bhutan.
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