August 19, 2005

Happiness a By-Product of Doing Good

Someone once wrote: "Happiness is always a by-product. You don't make yourself happy by chasing happiness. You make yourself happy by being a good person."

The happiest people I know are people who don't even think about being happy. They just think about being good neighbors, good people. And then happiness sort of sneaks in the back window while they're busy doing good.

Rabbi Harold Kushner, in Handbook for the Heart

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