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1….Happinessisajourney

Wealwaysconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetterafterwegetmarried,haveababy,thananother.Thenwearefrustratedthatthekidsaren'toldenoughandwe'llbemorecontentwhentheyare.Afterthatwe'refrustratedthatwehaveteenagerstodealwith.wewillcertainlybehappywhentheyareoutofthatstage.

Wealwaystellourselvesthatourlifewillbecompletewhenourspousegetshisorheracttogether.whenwegetanicecar,andareabletogoonanicevocationwhenweretire.Thetruthis,there'snobettertimethanrightnow.Ifnotnow,when?

ourlifewillalwaysbefilledwithchallenges.It'sbesttoadmitthistoourselvesanddecidetobehappyanyway.

OneofmyfavoritequotescomesfromAlfredSouza.Hesaid."foralongtimeithadseemedtomethatlifewasabouttobegin-reallife.Buttherewasalwayssomeobstacleintheway,somethingtobegottenthroughfirst,someunfinishedbusiness,timestilltobeserved,adebttobepaid.

Thenlifewouldbegin.Atlastitdawnedonmethattheseobstaclesweremylife."Thisperspectivehashelpedmetoseethatthereisnowaytohappiness.Happinessistheway.Sotreasureeverymomentthatyouhave.

Andrememberthattimewaitsfornoone.Sostopwaitinguntilyoufinishschool,untilyougobacktoschool;untilyougetmarried,untilyougetdivorced;untilyouhavekids;untilyouretire;untilyougetanewcarorhome;untilspring;untilyouarebornagaintodecidethatthereisnobettertimethanrightnowtobehappy….

Happinessisajourney,notadestination.So,worklikeyoudon'tneedmoney,lovelikeyou'veneverbeenhurt,Anddancelikenoone'swatching.

2……WeCanSucceed

WhenBritain'sgreatPrimeMinister,SirWinstonChurchill,wasyoung,heattendedapublicschoolcalledHarrow.Hewasnotagoodstudent,andasmatteroffact,hadhenotbeenthesonofafamousleader,heprobablywouldhavebeenthrownoutoftheschoolforhisoffences.However,hecompletedhisworkatHarrow,wentontotheUniversity,andthenhadasuccessfulcareerintheBritishArmy,touringbothAfricaandIndia.HelaterwaselectedprimeministerandbroughtgreatcouragetoBritainthoughhisspeechesandotherworkduringthedarkdaysofWorldWarII.

Towardtheveryendofhisperiodasprimeminister,hewasinvitedtoaddresstheyoungboysathisoldschool,Harrow.Inannouncingthecomingoftheirgreatleader,theheadmastersaid,"Younggentlemen,thegreatestspeakerofourtime,ourprimeminister,willbehereinafewdaystoaddressyou,andyoushouldobeywhateversoundadvicehemaygiveyouatthattime."

Thegreatdayarrived,andtheprimeministerappearedatHarrow.Afterbeingintroduced,SirWinstonstoodup-allfivefeet,fiveinchesand107kilosofhim!

Hegavethisshortbutmovingspeech:

"Youngmen,nevergiveup.Nevergiveup!

Nevergiveup!

Never,never,never,never!

"

Personalhistory,education,situation-noneofthesecanholdbackastrongspirit.Think,forexample,ofAbrahamLincoln,whowaselectedpresidentoftheUnitedStatesin1860.HegrewuponasmallfarmatwhatwasthentheedgeofthesettledpartoftheUnitedStates.Hehadonlyoneyearofregulareducation.Inthoseearlyyears,hisfamilyhardlyhadapennyandheonlyreadabouthalfadozenbooks.In1832helosthisjobandwasdefeatedwhenhetriedtogetelectedtotheIllinoisgovernment.In1833hefailedinbusiness.In1834hewaselectedtothestategovernment,butin1835thewomanheloveddied.In1838hewasdefeatedwhenhetriedtobecomealeaderintheIllinoisgovernment,andin1843hewasdefeatedwhenhetriedtoentertheU.S.Congress.In1846hewaselectedtoCongressbutin1848lostasecondelectionandwasforcedout.In1849hewasrefusedajobwiththenationalgovernment,andin1854hewasdefeatedfortheU.S.Senate.In1856hewasdefeatedintheelectionforvicepresident,andin1858hewasagaindefeatedfortheSenate.

ManypeopleconsiderLincolntobethegreatestpresidentofalltime.Yetitshouldberememberedhowmanyfailuresanddefeatsmarkedhisearlylife.

Someoftheworld'sgreatestmenandwomenhavemethugeproblemsanddifficultiesatsometimeintheirlives,buthavegoneontodogreatdeeds.

Lockhiminadampprison,andyouhaveaJohnBunyan.

BuryhiminthesnowsofValleyForge,andyouhaveaGeorgeWashington.

Makeamusicalgeniusunabletohear,andyouhaveaLudwigvanBeethoven.

Havehimbornblackinasocietyfilledwithbitterhatebetweenraces,andyouhaveaMartinLutherKing,Jr.

HavehimbornofparentswhosurvivedaNazideathcamp,destroyhisabilitytowalkwhenheisfour,andyouhavetheconcertviolinplayer,ItzhakPerlman.

Callhimslowtolearn,andwritehimoffasstupid,andyouhaveanAlbertEinstein.

3……Relishthemoment

 Tuckedawayinoursubconsciousisanidyllicvision.Weseeourselvesonalongtripthatspansthecontinent.Wearetravelingbytrain.Outthewindows,wedrinkinthepassingsceneofcarsonnearbyhighways,ofchildrenwavingatacrossing,ofcattlegrazingonadistanthillside,ofsmokepouringfromapowerplant,ofrowuponrowofcornandwheat,offlatlandsandvalleys,ofmountainsandrollinghillsides,ofcityskylinesandvillagehalls.

Butuppermostinourmindsisthefinaldestination.Onacertaindayatacertainhour,wewillpullintothestation.Bandswillbeplayingandflagswaving.Oncewegetthere,somanywonderfuldreamswillcometrueandthepiecesofourliveswillfittogetherlikeacompletedjigsawpuzzle.Howrestlesslywepacetheaisles,damningtheminutesforloitering--waiting,waiting,waitingforthestation.

 "Whenwereachthestation,thatwillbeit!

"wecry."WhenI'm18.""WhenIbuyanew450SLMercedesBenz!

""WhenIputthelastkidthroughcollege.""WhenIhavepaidoffthemortgage!

""WhenIgetapromotion.""WhenIreachtheageofretirement,Ishalllivehappilyeverafter!

"

Soonerorlater,wemustrealizethereisnostation,nooneplacetoarriveatonceandforall.Thetruejoyoflifeisthetrip.Thestationisonlyadream.Itconstantlyoutdistancesus.

  "Relishthemoment"isagoodmotto,especiallywhencoupledwithPsalm118：

24：

"ThisisthedaywhichtheLordhathmade；wewillrejoiceandbegladinit."Itisn'ttheburdensoftodaythatdrivemenmad.Itistheregretsoveryesterdayandthefearoftomorrow.Regretandfeararetwinthieveswhorobusoftoday.

Sostoppacingtheaislesandcountingthemiles.Instead,climbmoremountains,eatmoreicecream,gobarefootmoreoften,swimmorerivers,watchmoresunsets,laughmore,cryless.Lifemustbelivedaswegoalong.Thestationwillcomesoonenough.

4…..InterviewGod

"Comein,"Godsaidtome,"so,youwouldliketointerviewMe?

"Ifyouhavethetime,"Isaid."

HesmiledthroughHisbeardandsaid:

"Mytimeiscalledeternityandisenoughtodoeverything;whatquestionsdoyouhaveinmindtoaskme?

"

Nonethatarenewtoyou.What'stheonethingthatsurprisesyoumostaboutmankind?

"

Heanswered:

"Thattheygetboredofbeingchildren,areinarushtogrowup,andthenlongtobechildrenagain.Thattheylosetheirhealthtomakemoneyandthenlosetheirmoneytorestoretheirhealth.Thatbythinkinganxiouslyaboutthefuture,theyforgetthepresent,suchthattheyliveneitherforthepresentnorthefuture.Thattheyliveasiftheywillneverdie,andtheydieasiftheyneverhadneverlived..."

Hishandstookmineandweweresilent.Afteralongperiod,Isaid,"MayIaskyouanotherquestion?

"Herepliedwithasmile.

"AsaFather,whatwouldyouaskyourchildrentodoforthenewyear?

""Tolearnthattheycannotmakeanyonelovethem.Whattheycandoistoletthemselvesbeloved.

Tolearnthatittakesyearstobuildtrust,andafewsecondstodestroyit.

Tolearnthatwhatismostvaluableisnotwhattheyhaveintheirlives,butwhotheyhaveintheirlives.

Tolearnthatitisnotgoodtocomparethemselvestoothers.Therewillbeothersbetterorworsethantheyare.

Tolearnthatarichpersonisnotonewhohasthemost,butisonewhoneedstheleast.

Tolearnthattheyshouldcontroltheirattitudes,otherwisetheirattitudeswillcontrolthem.

Tolearnthatitonlytakesafewsecondstoopenprofoundwoundsinpersonswelove,andthatittakesmanyyearstohealthem.

Tolearntoforgivebypracticingforgiveness.

Tolearnthathappinessisadecision. Theydecidetobehappywithwhattheyareandhave,ordiefromenvyandjealousyofwhattheylack.

Tolearnthattruefriendsarescarce,he/shewhohasfoundonehasfoundatruetreasure.

Tolearnthattwopeoplecanlookatthesamethingandseesomethingtotallydifferent.

Tolearnthateventhoughtheword"love"hasmanydifferentmeanings,itlosesvaluewhenitisoverstated.

5……TheTwoRoads

ItwasNewYear'sNight.Anagedmanwasstandingatawindow.Heraisedhismournfuleyestowardsthedeepbluesky,wherethestarswerefloatinglikewhiteliliesonthesurfaceofaclearcalmlake.Thenhecastthemontheearth,wherefewmorehopelesspeoplethanhimselfnowmovedtowardstheircertaingoal——thetomb.Hehadalreadypassedsixtyofthestagesleadingtoit,andhehadbroughtfromhisjourneynothingbuterrorsandremorse.Nowhishealthwaspoor,hismindvacant,hisheartsorrowful,andhisoldageshortofcomforts.

Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsbeforehim,andherecalledtheseriousmomentwhenhisfatherplacedhimattheentranceofthetworoads——oneleadingtoapeaceful,sunnyplace,coveredwithflowers,fruitsandresoundingwithsoft,sweetsongs;theotherleadingtoadeep,darkcave,whichwasen