Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of Life, the whole aim of human existence.

A long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered. Sure enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. When he was hungry or tired, he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible. Came to a point when he had covered a substantial area and he was exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself, “Why did I push myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to bury myself.”

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“How To Be Happy”

1. Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things. ~

2. Make the best of your circumstances. No one has everything, and everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with gladness of life. The trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears. ~

3. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Don’t think that somehow you should be protected from misfortune that befalls other people. ~

4. You can’t please everybody. Don’t let criticism worry you. ~

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The road to forgiveness may be arduous, but Exline has advice on getting started.

• Allow yourself to experience anger, but don’t hold onto it for months or years on end. When the anger starts to consume you, you’ve held onto it for too long.

• Express your feelings in a positive way through writing a journal or talking to a professional, close friend or family member who can help you make sense of the situation.

• Try to step into the shoes of those who hurt you in hopes you’ll see the situation from their perspective.

• Write a letter about your feelings to the people who hurt you. If you decide to talk to them, Exline recommends saying, “When you did X, I felt hurt,” instead of directly attacking them.

• Most importantly, have patience with yourself: “Remember, forgiveness doesn’t have to happen in a day.”