RULE 39

Know where true happiness comes from

No, I’m not about to reveal the secret people have sought since the beginning of time – where true happiness comes from. But I do know where it isn’t to be found. And I do have an inkling where it might be. Let’s take a scenario. You go out to buy a new car/house/suit/computer/whatever turns you on. You have the money (no, I have no idea where you get it from, this is just an example) and you buy whatever it is, and it makes you feel incredible/happy/excited/fantastic. Now imagine whoever it was who built/made/created whatever it is you bought. When they made it, where did they fit that feeling in? I think you might have brought that feeling with you.

Now imagine you fall in love. It is, again, incredible. ...

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