Help Yourself to Happiness



Japanese Kanji for - Happiness



Help Yourself to Happiness

by Helen Steiner Rice

Everybody, everywhere

        seeks happiness, it's true,

But finding it and keeping it

        seems difficult to do,

Difficult because we think

        that happiness is found

Only in the places where

        wealth and fame abound---

And so we go on searching

        in "palaces of pleasure"

Seeking recognition

        and monetary treasure,

Unaware that happiness

        is just a "state of mind"

Within the reach of everyone

        who takes the time to be kind---

For in making OTHERS HAPPY

        we will be happy, too.

For the happiness you give away

        returns to "shine on you."



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