Читать книгу Peace a Day at a Time - Karen Casey - Страница 84

We didn't have any money growing up, but that isn't the essential. We had happiness.

—Helen Casey

One of the most important lessons in life is how “valueless” money really is. While it's true, we need enough to take care of our physical needs; more than that brings little additional benefit. There are literally millions of wealthy, unhappy people in this world. It's trite and profoundly true that money doesn't buy happiness.

Where does happiness come from? Let's take a brief inventory of the times we have laughed in the past week. Were we opening envelopes containing money? That, of itself, is laughable. But the point is that happiness resides in our minds, not in other people, in possessions, or in wishes. We make it ourselves. We know this, certainly. But we forget it just as certainly.

The benefit of remembering this is that each day can be as much fun as we decide to make it. Being old or infirm or poor doesn't demand that we be unhappy too. What a powerful idea this is. And it's available to us every minute.

I am in charge of the kind of day I'll have today. This has always been true, but I'll respect that thought today!

—from Keepers of the Wisdom