CHAPTER 18

Happiness

“The secret of happiness is this: Let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.”

—BERTRAND RUSSELL, BRITISH PHILOSOPHER, MATHEMATICIAN, AND NOBEL LAUREATE

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Are you happy? This has got to be one of the most basic questions of life, one we have asked and been asked many times. We all think we understand happiness, but do we really? Do we know when we are feeling joy? Are we able to truly tell if those we are close to are happy?

At the end of the day, when all is said and done, happiness seems to be the most important ...

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