On Happiness
How mistaken are those people who seek happiness outside of themselves,
How mistaken are those people who seek happiness outside of themselves,
in foreign lands and journeys, in riches and glory, in great
possessions and
pleasures, in diversions and vain things, which have a bitter end! In the same
thing to construct the tower of happiness outside of
ourselves as it is to build
a house in a place that is consistently shaken by
earthquakes. Happiness is
found within ourselves, and blessed is the man who has
understood this.
Happiness is a pure heart, for such a heart becomes the throne of God. Thus
Happiness is a pure heart, for such a heart becomes the throne of God. Thus
says Christ of those who have pure hearts: "I will
visit them, and will walk in
them, and I will be a God to them, and they will be my
people." (II Cor. 6:16)
What can be lacking to them? Nothing, nothing at all! For they have the
greatest good in their hearts: God Himself!
St. Nektarios of Aegina
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