Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, "Did you bring joy?" The second was, "Did you find joy?" Christians point out that J, stands for Jesus, O, stands for others, and the final Y, stands for You. In my books J, stands for Justice. Once we have justice be it at work, home or neighbourhood the cup of our little lives is inclined to be filled with joy instead of the poison.
Give me your tired, your poor editorial assistant. Sixteenth-century Indian street sweepers probably made more than the poor souls who venture into entry-level publishing jobs You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men
Art of Living & Literature Across Frontiers: You Can Buy Happiness
I can remember the day I learned to ride a bike. I must have been about eight. In those days, at least in that part of England, there were no such things as training wheels and the smallest bicycles had twenty-four-inch wheels. I just kept pushing, wobbling, and gliding along, and suddenly, I could do it!
The sun came out from behind a cloud and the entire world shone with warm and radiant delight. Every day for the next few weeks, I spent hours just cycling up and down or round and round in circles. Could there be anything to beat this?
Six months later I was still pleased I could ride a bike, and I still got some direct fulfillment out of this activity, but I would not have dreamed of riding around just for the sheer pleasure of it — not for more than a couple of minutes, anyhow. Cycling had become about 98 percent instrumental, a way to get from one place to another, and only about two percent intrinsically gratifying.
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