Lessons On Happiness From The Inuit’s Ancient Way Of Life
Connection Is Everything…
As my wife and I watched the footage of the Inuit families play silly games together in their communal igloo, we couldn’t help but realise how incredibly happy and present they all were. Almost every comment below the video echoed the same thought in one form or another:
“They are happier than us!”
Indeed, we had not seen even an incline of anger or bitterness for the entire documentary. Only hard work, community, compassion and love.
Why was this community who lived in one of the harshest environments known to man, so incredibly happy? What can we learn from this now lost way of life?
In today’s vast ocean of information, I feel incredibly lucky to have come across the 1970 documentary titled “The Eskimo — fight for life” which details the Netsilik (People Of The Seal) Inuits final migration, marking the end of their nomadic way of life.
What I would like to share with you all is a look at (though perhaps superficial) the nomadic Inuits way of life and what we might be able to learn from them. We are fortunate enough to have access to this ancient wisdom, not only via history books but via footage and conversations with surviving elders of this tradition.
