The ability to lead a happy life is made, not found
Interpretation
Happiness is a choice that we actively create rather than something we passively discover.
This quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. emphasizes that leading a happy life is not a matter of luck or circumstance but rather a conscious effort that requires intention and action. It suggests that individuals have the power to shape their own happiness through their choices and attitudes, encouraging a proactive approach to well-being.
In practice
Sharing this quote at a motivational seminar on personal development.
This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love.
Music is the best consolation for a despaired man
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
Israel... is one of the great outpost of democracy in the world
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.
Every object, every being...is a jar full of delight.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
Living with only the bare essentials has not only provided superficial benefits such as the pleasure of a tidy room or the simple ease of cleaning, it has also led to a more fundamental shift. It's given me a chance to think about what it really means to be happy.
A little thing, like children putting flowers in my hair, can fill up the widening cracks in my self-assurance like soothing lanolin.
Sometimes happiness is a blessing, but generally it is a conquest. Each day's magic moment helps.
Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.
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