For
a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin, real life.
But,
there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first,
some
unfinished business, time still to be served or a debt to be paid.
Then
life would begin.
At
last it dawned on me that there is no way to happiness.
Happiness
is the way.
So
treasure every moment that you have
and
treasure it more because you share it with someone special,
someone
special enough to spend your time with.
Make
the most of your time.
Don’t
waste too much of your time
studying,
working, or stressing about something that seems important.
Do
what you want to do to be happy
but
also do what you can to make the people you care about happy.
Remember
that time waits for no one.
So
stop waiting until you take your last test,
until
you finish school,
until
you go back to school,
until
you have the perfect body,
the
perfect car, or whatever other perfect thing you desire.
Stop
waiting until the weekend,
when
you can party or let loose,
until
summer,
until
spring,
until
fall
or
until winter,
until
you find the right person and get married,
until
you die,
until
your born again,
to
decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness
is a journey, not a destination.
(Father
Alfred D’Souza, “Happiness is a journey”)