“When I was five years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. 

I wrote down “Happy”.

They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life.”

In any business, the bottom line is profit. At the end of the day what matters to a businessman is whether he has made profit or not. Similarly, in the business of living, the bottom line is happiness. At the end of the day what should matter to us the most is whether we are happy or not.

Happiness dependent on any external factor is always fleeting, momentary, ephemeral. Moreover, any kind of dependency is a bondage and any kind of bondage is a cause for misery, sorrow and pain.   

Never put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket.

The source of infinite bliss is within us.

Life is just like a sea; we are moving without an end. Nothing stays with us. What remains is just the memories of some people who touched us as waves.

Everyone is like a moon and has a dark side which they never show to anybody.

Only trust someone who can see these three things in you:

The sorrow behind your smile,

The love behind your anger and 

The reason behind your silence

“The capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest meaning and significance.” — Pablo Casals

Don’t bother about people who judge you without knowing you. Remember, dogs bark if they don’t know the person. 

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

Understanding and adjustment with the right people is always better than argument with the wrong ones. 

Love yourself first and everything else falls in line.” — Lucille Ball 

Some people will love to hate you for all the wrong reasons, but they are not worth your attention.

A tongue has no bones, but it’s strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words. 

Forget what hurt you in the past. But never forget what it taught you.

“Always the wrong persons teach the right lessons of life.”

In life we never lose friends, we only discover who the true ones are. 

Forget the one who hurt you yesterday. But never forget the one who loves you tenderly today.

Never blame anyone in your life.

Good people give you happiness.

Bad people give you experience.

Worst people give you a Lesson.

Best people give you happy memories.

“We may become wise: by reflection, which is noblest; by imitation, which is easiest; by experience, which is the bitterest.” — Confucius

Listen to your elders’ advice, not because they are always right, but because they have more experience of being wrong…

When something bad happens to you, you have three choices: you can either  

— let it destroy you or

— let it define you or

— let it strengthen you

An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, just imagine that it’s going to launch you into something great.

Life always offers us a second chance. It’s called tomorrow.

Someday everything will make perfect sense. So, for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.  

“The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.” — Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Be Happy!

Smile Always.