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WHAT IS LIFE? WHAT IS HAPPINESS?Subtitle: Book 1 in the trilogy of motivational nonfiction short stories to teach logic, creativity, new skills, and self-esteem that would change readers lives.When attending a civil engineering university, the author lived an ordinary life of a college student. Fate interfered, ambushed her with life threatening events and monumental problems. Events transformed her from a shy, timid, low self-esteem young woman into a wise, knowledgeable risk taker who believes in herself.In this book, Alla P. Gakuba expertly outlines the importance of understanding who are you, where to channel your energy, our mind is a tape recorder, how to believe in yourself, what is life, what is quality of life, and what is happiness.Life is unpredictable. How someone's life develops seems beyond someone's control, as multiple factors influence and direct life.Not happinessHappiness seems to be predictable and can even be designed. One can observe how a child bursts into a happy smile many times a day, or adults jumping into the air upon hearing some joyous news. A man is sitting on a bench in a park soaking in the warm sun, relaxing, and happy.Yes, it is happiness. But it is a flick of happiness, or glimmer that lasts moments. It comes and then disappears. So, what is true happiness that lasts months, or even years? How can one design this kind of lasting happiness?After reading this book, you will become sophisticated and knowledgeable, will find the answer on how to live a purposeful life, and start on your journey to design and pursue your true lasting happiness that will change your life.Books by Alla P. Gakuba, BSCE, MAS, PhD, the trilogy. Each book has 20 nonfiction short stories:Book 1: What Is Life? What Is Happiness?Book 2: A Person Is a Product of Time, Place, and Circumstances.Book 3: How to Design Innovations and Solve Business and Personal Problems. Are available on Amazon and worldwide wherever books sold.AllaPGakuba.com
WHAT IS LIFE? WHAT IS HAPPINESS?
Subtitle: Book 1 in the trilogy of motivational nonfiction short stories to teach logic, creativity, new skills, and self-esteem that would change readers lives.
When attending a civil engineering university, the author lived an ordinary life of a college student. Fate interfered, ambushed her with life threatening events and monumental problems. Events transformed her from a shy, timid, low self-esteem young woman into a wise, knowledgeable risk taker who believes in herself.
In this book, Alla P. Gakuba expertly outlines the importance of understanding who are you, where to channel your energy, our mind is a tape recorder, how to believe in yourself, what is life, what is quality of life, and what is happiness.
Life is unpredictable. How someone’s life develops seems beyond someone’s control, as multiple factors influence and direct life.
Not happiness…Happiness seems to be predictable and can even be designed. One can observe how a child bursts into a happy smile many times a day, or adults jumping into the air upon hearing some joyous news. A man is sitting on a bench in a park soaking in the warm sun, relaxing, and happy.
Yes, it is happiness. But it is a flick of happiness, or glimmer that lasts moments. It comes and then disappears. So, what is true happiness that lasts months, or even years? How can one design this kind of lasting happiness?
After reading this book, you will become sophisticated and knowledgeable, will find the answer on how to live a purposeful life, and start on your journey to design and pursue your true lasting happiness that will change your life.
Books by Alla P. Gakuba, BSCE, MAS, PhD, the trilogy. Each book has 20 nonfiction short stories:
Book 1: What Is Life? What Is Happiness?
Book 2: A Person Is a Product of Time, Place, and Circumstances.
Book 3: How to Design Innovations and Solve Business and Personal Problems.
Are available on Amazon and worldwide wherever books sold.
AllaPGakuba.com
TABLE OF CONTENTSABOUT AUTHOR 1PREFACE 5A GUIDE TO READING THIS BOOK 9SHORT STORY #1WHAT IS LIFE? OR, NIGHTS OF CABIRIA 13SHORT STORY #2WHAT IS QUALITY OF LIFE? OR, A CONVERSATIONBETWEEN AN EAGLE AND A SNAKE 21SHORT STORY #3A FOOL AND A COMMON SENSE. OR, 5 DONUTS AND 1 BAGEL 31SHORT STORY #4THERE IS NO ROYAL ROAD TO KNOWLEDGE.OR, A LESSON FROM ALEXANDER THE GREAT 37SHORT STORY #5EVERYONE HAS THE SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY; IT ALLDEPENDS WHERE YOU PUT OR CHANNEL IT 43SHORT STORY #6OUR MIND IS A TAPE RECORDER 52SHORT STORY #7WHAT IS HAPPINESS? OR, WHAT WERETHE HAPPIEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE? 62SHORT STORY #8AFRICA: AN INTERRUPTED DREAM. OR, WONDERFUL LIFEDISCOVERIES IN UGANDA, RWANDA, KENYA, AND TANZANIA 105SHORT STORY #9PASSION. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND ACHIEVE YOURDREAMS. AN UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENON 120SHORT STORY #10WHY DO AFRICANS HAVE LESS HEART DISEASEDIABETES, AND CANCER? AND NO DEPRESSIONOSTEOPOROSIS, ARTHRITIS, OR ASTHMA? 128SHORT STORY #11HONEY IS A MEDICINE 142SHORT STORY #12AFRICA: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 148SHORT STORY #13WHAT WAS WORLD WAR II? WHO WON WORLD WAR II?WHAT WAS THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR? 157SHORT STORY #14COWARDS. OR, BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER 186SHORT STORY #15NO MONEY, NO FUNNY. OR, FROM TO HOMEOWNERS 198SHORT STORY #16WHO ARE YOU? 208SHORT STORY #17WHO IS MORE INTELLIGENT? A PERSON OR A COMPUTER? 215SHORT STORY #18MY 2-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON PARIS' WORLD 224SHORT STORY #19WHAT IS A LIFE SPAN? WHY MAN-MADE THINGSDEPRECIATE AND NOT APPRECIATE? 232SHORT STORY #20ONLY ONE THING IN LIFE IS CONSTANT-CHANGE.OR, RISE, FALL, AND DISAPPEARANCE OF EMPIRESAND POWERFUL COUNTRIES 243ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 257ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 259THE AUTHOR'S, ALLA P. GAKUBA, BSCE, MAS, PhDCONTRIBUTIONS TO ENGINEERING, TO NATIONALWEALTH, AND TO WOMEN: The Forces of Innovation...Conflict? 263HAVE YOU READ? BOOKS BY ALLA P. GAKUBA, BSCE, MAS, PhD 269
