I read an article from Bridget Menezes that appeared in the Sun 21/11/11). It reads:
" A life that has values is only
possible when there is self-reflection through which there can be
illuminating change. Nowadays, there seems to be a crisis or problem at every
step in life. How do we deal with this? How do we prevent the self from
becoming pessimistic or disheartened?
Knowledge of the self creates self-respect which enables us to gain a
right perspective in life.
Why are the rich giving away
their wealth in pursuit of happiness? Is
there more joy in pursuing this road that accumulating riches only to die and
have no more control over their wealth?
Many rich die in poor circumstances, in huge mansions with no company
except their servants and staff. The
realisation that material wealth is not the only path to happiness was well
depicted in Charles Dicken’s Christmas Carol.
The choice to be happy exist in
everyone. The path to find happiness may take a lifetime and for some, never at
all.
The needs for a balanced life are few: health, wealth and happiness. The individual’s attitudes and values determine the use or misuse of external things, be they money, people, opportunities or possessions. Money is not the root of all evil; it is how we use it that creates the outcome - a benefit or corruption.
The needs for a balanced life are few: health, wealth and happiness. The individual’s attitudes and values determine the use or misuse of external things, be they money, people, opportunities or possessions. Money is not the root of all evil; it is how we use it that creates the outcome - a benefit or corruption.
Someone who has found happiness
of mind has attained everything. What is
the use of perishable things? What
exists today may not exist tomorrow. On
the hand, peace, happiness, love and spiritual powers are with us now and will
be with us when we die. No one can
snatch them away from us. "
Bridget Menezes...
the author of Self-Empowerement and Spiritual
Counsellor.
The star 21/11/11.
