Today is the International Day of Happiness of the year 2018, a day designated for being happy by the United Nations (UN) and to recognise the importance of happiness in people’s lives around the world. Considering this year’s theme of ‘Share Happiness’ – focussing on the importance of relationships, kindness, and helping each other – Egyptian Streets brings you some of the happy news from the Land of the Pharaohs this year. This year, Egypt has dropped 18 spots from last years rankings earning the 122nd ‘happiest country’ spot. It’s no secret that life in Egypt hasn’t been all rainbows and smiles of late, but it seems pretty much a worldwide phenomenon that the news is, quite simply, miserable. With the news often being the first thing people read in the morning, it is no surprise that our lives are pervaded with an undercurrent of anxiety as we are bombarded with negative information, predictions of doom, and death and destruction at every corner. Because we are constantly being told we have reason to be afraid, we feel there is little time – or point – in taking the time to appreciate…
It is the International Day of Happiness, so Here’s to Egypt’s Positive News
March 20, 2018
