How to be Happy

I was embarrassingly late to the world of Ruskin Bond—and I have my wonderful friend @mitra.of.stories to thank for the nudge. This little book, How to Be Happy, isn’t your typical self-help read. It’s something much gentler, wiser, and real. It’s Bond being Bond—charming, warm, and quietly profound.

Right from the first page, I found myself smiling. His words feel like a cup of chai on a rainy day, a walk through the hills, or a long conversation with someone who gets it. He reminds us that happiness isn’t a permanent state—it’s in the little moments, the friendships we tend, the dreams we chase, and the laughs we share (even if they’re at ourselves).

One line stayed with me: “Let’s face it. We can be happy some of the time, but we can’t be happy all the time. Life‘s not like that.”

Simple. True. And somehow, comforting.

This book is full of lines you’ll want to highlight, keep, and maybe even live by. A gentle reminder that while life comes with its share of mess and madness, we still get to choose joy.