بوليانا

There is something in everything that can make you happy if you keep searching to find it. This is the essence of the game of happiness and the doctrine of Pollyanna, the novel published in 1913, which achieved enormous success that the author followed with a second part in 1915. In fact, the game of happiness and its heroine inspired other writers to publish a series known as "The Book of Happiness." A statue of Pollyanna was made in front of the public library in Littleton, New Hampshire. Since 1921, Pollyanna has been included in several famous dictionaries such as Oxford, Cambridge, and Collins, to become a term used to describe a person overly optimistic and happy. Happiness has remained a pressing demand for humans throughout ages, and many have tried to study and understand it, developing theories that link it sometimes to pleasure and other times to charity. Some countries even established specialized ministries for it — in various forms of "pursuit of happiness." But Pollyanna didn't need all that; she learned early in life to find her happiness in the smallest and simplest things, and she persisted in finding something that makes her happy even in the most difficult and impactful situations. Pollyanna did not deny that pain and distress exist in life, but what harm is there if we face that with a bit of humor? The path to happiness begins with Pollyanna.