How to Be Happy

HOW TO BE HAPPY.• It is envy and ambition that make us miserable. We often discover that we want things by seeing the abundance of others. It is comparison that kindles the fire, so that in outward possessions we should look to those beneath us; but for our mental attainments let us ever strive for the highest and noblest. A thing long expected and earnestly desired, when possessed, does not always bring the happiness anticipated. Do we not get the greatest good when we make another happy? We need to love and be loved in order to be happy. Let us do what we can for our friends. We can speak of what is pleasant rather than disagreeable. We can be in sympathy with their feelings, being thoughtful and considerate. There are many lonely people about us who need our aid. Ehicourage them to open their hearts to us and talk over their troubles. They will feel the better for having disclosed them. — The Watchman.