True happiness comes when we become givers not takers, when we give of ourselves to help others. Fulfilling every life pleasure is more like bondage to self. The pleasure doesnt last. Take a vacation for example. You have a great time exhausting yourself on vacation looking at museums, beaches, grave sites and running yourself ragged waiting hours in line to scare yourself to death on a thrill ride. When you get home it is just another memory. True happiness is spiritual happiness knowing youve helped someone overcome depression, sadness, addiction, anxiety, etc., knowing youve made a difference in the world and in someones life. Happiness is limiting yourself (your ego) to help others. As Bertrand Russell so eloquently said, To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. Being able to accept what you have as sufficient; to give of yourself so others can find their way, helps you find your own way toward true happiness. The biggest suspense of our life could be......we know for whom we are praying. But, we never know who is praying for us........! .
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 05:35:31 +0000