My Idea of Happy Life-Sure-short Guess- Final Destination by Masood Sadiq

 My Idea of Happy Life

Outline:

   Definition of Happiness

   Happiness vs Sadness

   Unlimited desires and limited resources in life

   Happiness can be achieved with the existence of peace in the world

   The rights and obligations of everyone

    Income and expenditures of individual

   There must exist understanding among the relations

   Education ensures happiness in life

   Obedience to Islamic codes of life

   Conclusion

“It is the first point of happiness that man is willing to be what he is.”

“Be happy what you are and what you have; be honest and sincere to both; you won’t have to hunt for happiness.”

Happiness is like a butterfly that delights us for a brief moment. These fleeting moments may pass very quickly. A happy life is one in which a person enjoys the satisfaction of his mind and heart. The importance of happiness becomes clear in this dull and dreary life. Because life is a long process of getting tired and there can only be happiness that keeps the world going round. Since the dawn of life, man has been hankering after all the luxuries and pursuits of life. “The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.”

When happiness is compared with sadness, we conclude that happiness is a bed of roses and sadness is a bed of thorns. The greatest sadness is expressed by a person who tells that “it is misery to be born, a pain to live and a trouble to die.” “He is born with other’s pain and dies in his own.”

If there is no happiness in life, though life is short, it’s long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined. Life may become happy if our desires are fulfilled to much extent. Every person wishes for something in his life because where there is a will, there is wishful thinking. I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires rather than attempting to satisfy them. Life may become happy if we enjoy our good health.  There is no substitute for good health. However, a man may know, that it is not much of value unless he possesses a physical vigour. He can enjoy eating, walking, sleeping, everything he can enjoy. He can face every problem of the world.

Life may become happy if there is peace in the world. People should decide to settle all their issues in a peaceful way, but never by use of force. Countries should settle their disputes through peaceful dialogues. They should approach UNO for the settlement of their disputes. Life may become happy if people have justice in their society. The rights of everyone should be safe and none should be allowed to violate the rules and regulations. Life may become happy if people have the facilities to make progress. Everyone should have a good condition of living. He must have all the resources to avail themselves of the opportunities. He should have enough income to satisfy his needs.

“A large income is the best recipe for happiness.”

Life may become happy if there is love and respect. People should have love and respect for one another to expect that they will also be loved and respected. “Let’s lead to a world where only joy is sold and only love is told.”

Life may become happy if there is an understanding among fellow people who should understand one another and ignore their shortcomings to produce real happiness in the world. Life may become happy if we are loyal to our country and countrymen. True happiness is found in the lap of a mother where everyone feels quite safe and happy.

Similarly, true happiness lies in staying in one’s country which is the last refuge for everyone. “Swim or sink, live or die, survive or perish is my unalterable determination.”

Life may become happy if we get an education and act according to it. Education teaches us self-awareness, self-confidence, and self-esteemed. If a person has proper qualifications for a profession, he will be able to make progress. Knowledge is the best friend of a man because it also finishes his sadness and loneliness.

Life may become happy if we lead life according to Islam. Islam is the religion that creates true happiness in the heart of Muslims. Let others live and live by yourself. While committing a sin, there will be repentance for one’s conscience. A happy person obeys the voice of his conscience instead of his ugly passions.

To conclude, it can be said if all the people work together according to Islamic codes, they will be happy if the UNO makes real efforts to establish world peace and the advanced countries should provide their services to the developing countries. To gain peace and prosperity they must play their role. There will be happy all over the world if every country plays its vital.

“The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible and your reactions to the things and person as far as possible friendly and mutually rather than hostile”

by Goldsmith

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Important Essays for Part 2

1. My Aim in Life

2. My Hobby

3. My Favourite Personality

4. My Idea of Happy life

5. Drug Addiction

6. A Visit to a Hill Station/Historical place

7. Science and Society/ Wonders of Science

8. Coronavirus in Pakistan

9. Women’s Education/ Women’s Profession

10.   Advantages and Disadvantages of Cell Phone

11.   Computers

12.   Technical Education

13.   Child Abuse

14.   My Last Day in College

15.   Life in a Big City/ Life in a Village

16.   Democracy vs Dictatorship

17.   An Accident

18.   Environmental Pollution

19.   Muslim Community

20.   Pleasure of College Life

21.   An Ideal Citizen/ My Best Teacher

22. My Favourite Book

23. Students and Politics

24. Dignity of Work

25. Corruption

26. A Road Accident

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Objective and Subjective 

Important Idioms

1. All his dealings are ____ .  

A) above board
B) apple-pie order
C) all and sundry
D) add insult to injury

ANSWER= (A) above board
Explanation: All his dealings are above board.

2. The piece of land is ____ between two brothers. 

A) bad debt
B) beat the air
C) an apple of discord
 D) all and sundry

ANSWER= (A)  an apple of discord
Explanation: The piece of land is an apple of discord between two brothers

3. Life is not a _____ it is a bed of thorns.

A) bed of roses
B) in the teeth of
C) kith and kin
D) hit below the belt

ANSWER= (A) bed of roses
Explanation: Life is not a bed of roses it is a bed of thorns. 

5. Allama Iqbal had _____ in his vein.    

A) have an ax to grind
B) gift the gab
C) blue blood
D) hard and fast

ANSWER= (C) blue blood
Explanation: Allama Iqbal had blue blood in his vein. 

6. It has been raining _____ since morning.  

A) a gala day
B) flesh and blood
C) by fits and starts
D) got to the wall

ANSWER= (C) by fits and starts 
Explanation: It has been raining by fits and starts since morning. 

7.  He wants to pass the exams ____.

A) by hook or by crook
B) fly in the ointment
C) few and far between
D) feather one's nest

ANSWER= (A) by hook or by crook
Explanation: He wants to pass the exams by hook or by crook. 

8. It is hard to _____ before a cruel master.  

A) end up in smoke
B) call a spade a spade
C) a dog's death
D) be daggers drawn

ANSWER= (B) a little 
Explanation: It is hard to call a spade a spade before a cruel master.  

9. Kashmir is ____ between India and Pakistan.  

A) a bone of contention
B) cut a sorry figure
C) at the eleventh hour
D) face the music

ANSWER= (A) a bone of contention
Explanation: Kashmir is a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.

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10.  The court should _____ minister _____ for such a bad deal. 

A) cry over the spilled milk
B) a close-fisted man
C) call to account
D) come to know

ANSWER= (D)  call to account
Explanation: The court should call the minister to account for such a bad deal.

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Important Prepositions & Corrections

11.  Hard work has called ____ his health.  

A) at
B) on
C) upon
D) of

ANSWER= (C) upon
Explanation: Hard work has called upon his health.

12. He is fitter than ____ am.

A) me 
B) mine
C) I
D) my

ANSWER= (C) I 
Explanation: He is fitter than I am. I am fitter than he is. 

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13. Alia is taller ___ her all sisters. 

A) then
B) than
C) more
D) from

ANSWER= (B) than 
Explanation: She is taller than her all sisters.

14. Your remarks are not adequate ____ children. 

A) of
B) for
C) to
D) on

ANSWER= (B) for
Explanation: Your remarks are not adequate for children.

15. The room is adorned ____ beautiful paintings.

A) on
B) at
C) of
D) by

ANSWER= (D) with
Explanation: The room is adorned with beautiful paintings.

16. She is blind ____ her shortcomings.  

A) at
B) of
C) in
D) to 

ANSWER= (D) to
Explanation: She is blind to her shortcomings. 

17.  The flowers smell _______ .  

A) sweetly
B) sweeter
C) sweet
D) sweeten

ANSWER= (C) Sweet
Explanation: The flowers smell sweet.

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18. She is ___ ideal teacher. 

A) much
B) very
C) too
D) no modifier

ANSWER= (B) no modifier
Explanation: She is an ideal teacher. This is an ideal medicine. 

(Absolute adjectives, supreme, universal, ideal, perfect, unique, complete, full, entire, matchless, preferable need no modifiers)

19. This book is preferable ___ that. 

A) than
B) from
C) to
D) by 

ANSWER= (C) to 
Explanation: This book is preferable to that.

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20. Do you believe ____ God?  

A) to 
B) in 
C) of 
D) on

ANSWER= (B) in 
Explanation: Do You believe in God? 

21. My wife is ____ happier today.

A) many
B) much
C) very
D) too

ANSWER= (B) much
Explanation: My wife is much happier today.

22. The net is ____ high to jump.  

A) much
B) too 
C) very 
D) enough 

ANSWER= (B) too
Explanation: The net is too high to jump. 

23. You adhered ___ your point.

A) at
B) of 
C) on 
D) to

ANSWER= (D) to
Explanation: You adhered to your point. 

24. He is blind ___ one eye. 

A) of 
B) at 
C) in 
D) for 

ANSWER= (C) in
Explanation: He is blind in one eye.  He is lame in one leg.

25. Success consists ____ hard work. 

A) on
B) in 
C) to 
D) for

ANSWER= (B)  in
Explanation: His success consists in hard work.

26. They are ___ tired.

A) many.
B) much
C) very
D) enough

ANSWER= (C) very
Explanation: They are very tired. 

27. He is ___ too tired to walk. 

A) so
B) very
C) much
D) quite

ANSWER= (C) too 
Explanation: He is too tired to walk. 

28. Have you spent ___ money you had? 

A) whole
B) the whole
C) the all
D) all

ANSWER= (B) the whole
Explanation: Have you spent the whole money you had?

29. ____  clothes she has are not really worth wearing. 

A) A few
B) Few 
C) The few
D) A little

ANSWER= (C) The few 
Explanation: The few clothes she has are not really worth wearing. 

30.  She has no control ____ her rage. 

A) on
B) over 
C) for
D) by

ANSWER= (B) over 
Explanation: She has no control over her rage. 

Comprehension

31. What is a butterfly-like?.  

A) energy
B) happiness
C) sunshine
D) wisdom

ANSWER= (B) happiness
Explanation: Happiness is like a butterfly. 

32. When did Chips join Brookfield? 

A) 1870
B) 1869
 C) 1896
D) 1875

ANSWER= (A) 1870
Explanation: Chips joined Brookfield in 1870.

33. How did Churchill do his paper? 

A) did not want to get admission
B) did not want to qualify the test
C) did well the paper
D) did not do well the paper

ANSWER= (D) did not do well
Explanation: You did not do the paper well because he had not interest in Latin and Mathematics

34. She has bought two ___ sports cars.  

A) two-doors
B) two-door
C) to-door
D) two-door's

ANSWER= (B) two-door
Explanation: She has bought two two-door sports cars. 

35. What is the cause ____ accident?

A) for
B) of
C) at
D) in

ANSWER= (B) of
Explanation: What is the cause of the accident? 

36. The nearer one goes, the farther it goes.

A) farther
B) far
C) the father 
D) the farthest 

ANSWER= (C) the farther
Explanation: The near one goes, _____ it goes.  

37. O God deliver us ___ the misery of the world. 

A) of
B) from
C) at 
D) by

ANSWER= (B) from 
Explanation: O God deliver us from the misery of the world. 

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38. She is prettier  ___  her sister.  

A) from
B) than
C) to
D) by

ANSWER= (B) than
Explanation: She is prettier than her sister. 

39. Hubert was searched but nothing was found ____ him. 

A) of
B) by
C) on
D) from

ANSWER= (C) on
Explanation: Hubert was searched but nothing was found on him

40. There is ___ milk powder in the sack.

A) many
B) more
C) a lot of
D) over

ANSWER= (C) a lot of 
Explanation: There is a lot of milk powder in the sack. 

41. He has a lot of greed _____ gold.

A) of 
B) for 
C) by
D) on

ANSWER= (B) for
Explanation: He has a lot of greed for gold.

42. This novel is ____ reading. 

A) little
B) worth
C) very
D) quite

ANSWER= (B) worth 
Explanation: This novel is worth reading.

43. There are no ____ than 60 candidates students in the hall. 

A) a few
B) the few
C) fewer 
D) few

ANSWER= (C) fewer
Explanation: There are no fewer than 60 students in the hall.

44.  They have got only ___ enemies here. 

A) a few
B) few
C) the fewer 
D) fewer

ANSWER= (A) a  few
Explanation:  They have got only a few enemies here.

45. Iqbal is ____ than any other Urdu poet. 

A) greatest
B) greater
C) great
D) greats

ANSWER= (B) greater
Explanation: Iqbal is greater than any other Urdu poet.

46. She is a _____ lady. 

A) coward
B) cowardly
C) cowardice
D) cowards

ANSWER= (B) cowardly
Explanation: She is a cowardly lady.

47. This box is ____ thick to carry. 

A) too much
B) much too
C) very too
D) too very

ANSWER= (B) much too
Explanation: This box is much too thick to carry.

48. She seems very ____.

A) tired
B) tiring
C) tires
D) to tire

ANSWER= (C) tired
Explanation: She seems very tired today.

49. ____ money is better than none.

A) a little
B) the little
C) little
D) a few

ANSWER= A) A little
Explanation: A little money is better than no money. ('little' means nothing, and 'a little' means something)

50. ____ two runners were given the prizes.

A) First
B) A first
C) The first
D) An First

ANSWER= C) The first
Explanation: The first two runners were given the prizes. (ordinal number takes definite article, 'the'

51. ____ boys were absent yesterday.

A) More
B) Many a
C) Many
D) Much

ANSWER= (C) Many 
Explanation: Many boys were absent yesterday. ('many a' takes a singular verb, and 'many' takes a plural verb)

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52. Akbar, the ____ loved music.

A) Greater
B) Great
C) Greatest
D) None of them

ANSWER= B) Great
Explanation: Akbar, the Great loved music. ('the Great' is the title of King Akbar)