I read a saying once that said…

To be happy for an Hour take a nap

To be happy for a Week take a vacation

To be happy for a Month get married

To be happy for a Year get a large inheritance

But to be happy for a Life time….help somebody else!

There is no higher goal in life then to strive to be Happy…so go on and help somebody else!

The best way to do this is to enrich their lives not by giving them a handout …

but buy giving them a hand up !

You can do this many ways by helping physically, monetarily with a loan, or passing on some great insight into your hard earned experiences.

I have done this for many years and find my life is well enriched from the people I am priviledge to meet,  some I know and many I do not.

But,  it does not matter either way and here’s a sample of what you can expect.  Letters like this …well to be honest…make me happy-  not because I get them, but because Why I get them.

Daniel says, “Dear Brian,
I am sure you get bored by raving fans gushing over how fantastic your books are, how high a regard the have for you – and so on…
Oh well – here is another one! I have been a fan of yours for some time – “What rich people know & desperately want to keep a secret” is a book I have been recommending to people in the Cashflow club that I run for a while now. I confess it was a pleasant surprise not only to see you pop up in the ” suggested friends” part of FB – but that we already have friends in common. Can you add me to your friends list, please?
Kind regards
Daniel P”.

Thanks Daniel,…and no I dont get bored…I get Happy and hope you pass what you learn on to someone else to give them a hand.

One day, a son asks his dad, “Daddy, would you like to run a marathon with me?” The father says, “Yes”. And they run their first marathon together.
Another time the son asks his dad again “Daddy, would you like to run a marathon with me?” The father says, “Yes son”.
One day, the son asks his father “Daddy, would you run the Iron man with me?” The Iron man is the most difficult triathlon ever (2.4 mile swimming, 112 mile biking, 26.2 mile running) And the dad says, “Yes”. The story looks simple until you watch the following clip.

I am not a religious man in the theological sense of the word nor would anyone accuse me of being one.

I dont attend organised religious activities of any kind for any reason.

You might then wonder how an atheist believes in heaven and hell!

Well , I do.

The only difference is I dont believe you ‘go there’ when you die to pay for your sins or be rewarded for your good deeds.

I believe you enter heaven or hell a lot sooner than that , in fact while you are still very much alive,  and live in this ‘place’ for many years , based on your actions and intentions in life.

It is impossible unless you have psychopathic tendencies to live happily and in peace if you conduct yourselves in a less than happy and less than peaceful way.

Lie, cheat and steal, and lets say you never get caught, truth is you at the deepest level of your soul, know this is wrong .

Why?

Because if you know right from wrong, you of all people know of  your actions and intentions ( no matter how much you try to deny this or justify your  actions).

It is this knowing that never leaves you,  and is carried with you as a heavy burden that gets heavier over time.

This weight will wear you down, emotionally, spiritually and over time make your life anything but what it could/should be.