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The Way to Happiness

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Charlotte (Life's a Charm!)

This is from the book “The Gifts of Life and Love” by Ben Zion Bokser.

‘Live a day at a time.’ We have often heard this bit of wisdom, but it represents a partial truth. Life has continuity and we cannot live from day to day, without planning ahead. The future is being formed in the womb of the present, and unless we weigh today’s actions in terms of tomorrow’s consequences we shall exposed our lives to anarchy and improvisation. No significant result will ever reward our work, because any important enterprise requires time and planning for its proper conception and execution.

It is however true that for the enjoyment of life, long stretches of time must be broken up into smaller units. From every day’s labor, we must extract some measure of joy. We cannot defer our happiness to some spectacular fulfillment lying far away in time.

Life is a journey towards a constantly receding goal. We may succeed in grasping that for which we have reached, but we soon discover that something else beckons to us from the far horizon. We never reach a point where we may say: ‘Now the race is run. I have found the heart’s desire.’ They who wait for these spectacular moments of realization are doomed to unending frustration. And as the span of life is limited, we dare not put off a far-away hour the rewards which we have a right to seek for our labors.

We must find life’s fulfillment day by day. Every day has its own destination. Every day has its own struggles and attainments. Every day has its opportunities to taste from the sweet wine of life – by creative endeavor in work and play, by giving and receiving love, by serving God and man, by seeking after goodness and truth. Taste the wine when the cup is near. Who knows what tomorrow may bring.

Today’s sunset will never again appear on the horizon. Today’s opportunities for happiness will be gone when the day is done, and they will be gone beyond recall. Plan for tomorrow but do not forget to reap the harvest of the day.

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One Response

  1. Rach (Heart of Rachel), on November 6th, 2007 at 5:27 pm Said:

    This is a beautiful post. We should really take time to cherish every moment we have. There are so many good things in life that we often take for granted.

    Thanks for visiting.

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