The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters. – Audrey Hepburn
Is the main goal of life to find happiness? Knowing how transitory happiness can be, is that a satisfying goal? How do we know if we’ve achieved the right level of happiness?
Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination. – Mark Twain
Is happiness the end goal or is it the by-product of something deeper and truer? Should we spend more time seeking the happiness of others rather than our own happiness? Would that kind of selfless action actually heighten happiness not only in others but in ourselves?
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. – Mother Teresa
My regular Wednesday morning guest on 98five Sonshine FM is Rev Dr Ross Clifford who is the Principal of Morling College in New South Wales. Each week we chat about a range of issues relating to spirituality and belief.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. – Romans 14:17
Today we talked about happiness and contrasted it with joy. The Bible mentions joy hundreds of time but what is it really all about? You can hear our discussion by clicking on the play button on the audio player below.
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It takes 30 minutes, but have you seen the movie Genius? (related to this topic)
I think happiness is more circumstantial i.e. you got a new job, won a prize etc. It’s more fleeting and can disappear when the good things stop happening.
Joy is deeper (even though the two words are often used interchangeably). I have joy from knowing Christ, even though my circumstances may be unpleasant. That gives me hope. While I may not always have happiness, I always have joy.