The cure for happiness and success doesn't lie in riches or worldly possessions. Are those things nice to have? You betcha! What does make people happy? I want you to ponder that question as I tell you about an experience I had today.
Today was a rough day on my wife. She has had severe allergies and they are killing her. I had an interview today and it fell on her lunch break. I was supposed to have prepared lunch for her but I was at the interview. She had to go hungry. I was also supposed to clean out our other apartment before she was done with work but I fell asleep. When she got off she was understandably upset. With her allergies and no food and Me not cleaning things got compounded and she got upset. I hadn't been considerate of her feelings.
Now, think to a time when someone did something really nice for you. No special occasion. Someone just did it to be nice. Think about when you were nice to someone else for no reason. What feeling did it give you? In my experience service and the receiving of service are things that bring joy unlike any other. Now before I finish enrolling for school and head over to clean the apartment I want to share with you that being selfless brings joy in such an incredible way because when you are truly selfless you don't even notice your own feelings except for the joy that comes in being kind and giving to others. I love you all and hope you have a lovely day. Until next time, Sterling out.
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