Hi guys! I just read a passage from "Have A Little Faith", a book my dear cousin Jonathan哥 bought me, and I thought this one passage was worth the share! So here it is:

What makes a man happy?
...
"...The things society tells us we must have to be happy -- a new this or that, a bigger house, a better job. I know the falsity of it. I have counselled many people who have all these things, and I can tell you they are not happy because of them.
"The number of marriages that have disintegrated when they had all the stuff in the world. The families who fought and argued all the time, when they had money and health. Having more does not keep you from wanting more. And if you always want more -- to be richer, more beautiful, more well known -- you are missing the bigger picture, and I can tell you from experience, happiness will never come."
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So, have we solved the secret of happiness?
"I believe so," he said.
Are you going to tell me?
"Yes. Ready?"
Ready.
"Be satisfied."
That's it?
"Be grateful."
That's it?
"For what you have. For the love you receive. And for what God has given to you."
That's it?
He looked me in the eye. Then he sighed deeply.
"That's it."

('Happiness' pp. 100-2)

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