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Courage: The Road to Happiness

There is another reason for unhappy people trapped by unfavorable circumstances due to residency issues, to be happy in the UAE. Another month is given to amnesty seekers to rectify their status so it means there is a period until 31 December 2018 to do so, making it a total of five (5) months. The leniency is a clear mirror of walking the talk to celebrate the legacy of the founding father of the country, Sheikh Zayed, and in observance of the Year of Tolerance. This is a way also to reduce the number of law violators by addressing specific roots of challenges faced by individuals affecting families and communities. This is a stimulus of the government to the concerned people to have the courage to step up and do something with the given chances, time and tolerance to achieve peace and happiness. True, according to Thucydides, "The secret to happiness is freedom... and the secret to freedom is courage." How can one be happy when he is not free to do what he wants