A Lesson For Happiness

Long ago I learnt one lesson and I want you to accompany me in spreading it.
Here it goes

“Remove the sting; remove the whine; remove the sigh”. They are never conducive to happiness.

They are your enemies……how?

From every word remove the sting.

Speak kindly.

To speak kindly and gently to everybody is the mark of a great soul. And it is your privilege to be a great soul.

From the tone of your voice remove the whine.

Speak with joy. Never complain.

The more you complain, the smaller you become, and the fewer will be your friends and opportunities.

Speak tenderly, speak sweetly, and speak with love.

From all the outpourings of your heart, remove the sigh. Be happy and contented always. Let your spirit sing, let your heart dance, let your soul declare the glory of existence, for truly life is beautiful.

Every sigh is a burden, a self – inflicted burden. Every whine is a marker of trouble, a forerunner of failure. Every sting is a destroyer of happiness, a dispenser of bitterness.

To live in the world of sighs is to be blind to everything that is rich and beautiful. The more we sigh the less we live, for every sigh leads to weakness, defeat, and death.

Remove the sting; remove the whine; remove the sigh. They are not your friends. There is a better company waiting for you.

Taken from Your forces and how to use them,C.D. Larson