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.
Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within
Minor sports in the community is fun and recreation for everyone, not just the elite. I think back to my days in minor hockey and those are my fondest memories, having fun.
When we are such as He can love without impediment, we shall in fact be happy.
If you are unhappy, even the moon irritates you, sweet things nauseate, music disturbs. When you are calm and centered inside, noise is musical, clouds are magical, rain is liquid love.
Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.
Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.
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