HARMONY AND PEACE
THE WAY TO HAPPINESS. The prime secret of happiness is in a fullness of life composed of noble qualities, the reigning law of which is harmony and peace. It comes to every man, however humble his station and environment in whose spirit love ministers; and it is a stranger to every man, no matter how luxuriously attended, to whose spirit love is unknown as a controlling and inspiring influence. The things we must see to, and cherish, before we can know happiness, are the principles underlying all our life efforts, the habits of our affections and desires, the state’s of our mind. Happiness does not consist in the acquisition of material good alone, or the attainment to some conspicuous office, but rather in an inner harmony of spirit which is ever finding expression in gladsome life and loving efforts for others. Each new year is full of the best things possible for us, if we but will it so. Life is a series of ascending climaxes, and be-
cause it waxes ever richer for every man, whether young or old, it is better further on. In confidence we can bid each other “A happy new year.” —A. H. M. S. in The Inquirer.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4054, 30 May 1938, Page 8
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