I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall do till I die, to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a deep commitment to spreading joy and positivity throughout life.
Charles Dickens articulates a profound aspiration to enhance the overall happiness and cheerfulness in the world. His dedication to this noble cause reflects a universal truth about the importance of fostering joy among people, suggesting that the act of spreading positivity is not only meaningful but also a lifelong endeavor.
In practice
In a speech at a charity event, one might say, 'As Charles Dickens once expressed, I feel an earnest and humble desire to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness among us.'
I recollected one story there was in the village, how that on a certain night in the year (it might be that very night for anything I knew), all the dead people came out of the ground and sat at the heads of their own graves till morning.
A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away-the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one being when all others have deserted us-is a hold, a stay, a comfort, in the deepest affliction, which no wealth could purchase, or power bestow.
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.
There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.
You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer,” said Miss Pross, in her breathing. “Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman.
Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man's pockets.
I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.
I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.
Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.
Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom.
A good life with contentment is itself a great wealth. For we brought nothing with us into this world, and we can take nothing out of it. So if we have enough of what we need, let us be content with that.
The Holy Spirit gives us joy. And he is joy. Joy is the gift in which all the other gifts are included. It is the expression of happiness, of being in harmony with ourselves, that which can only come from being in harmony with God and with his creation. It belongs to the nature of joy to be radiant; it must communicate itself. The missionary spirit of the Church is none other than the impulse to communicate the joy which has been given.
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