What is patience? Patience is an essential human attributes that is vital to better relationships among individuals, families, friends, societies, and nations. Why is it necessary to be patient (longsuffering)? What are the characteristics of a patient person? In Biblical literature, The Sermon on the Mount, referred to as the Beatitudes is perhaps a...
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“We frequently pass so near to happiness without seeing, without regarding it, or if we do see and regard it, yet without recognizing it.” ― Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) Observing the journey of life, with its undulating state of “happy” moments overshadowed by “unhappy” moments led Marjorie and me to conclude that there are complex dimensions...
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) Who does not want to be happy? People’s “search for happiness” rarely take into consideration their...
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“Are there Secrets to Happiness?” What is it to be happy, or to live happy and successful life? Is it having money, getting married, becoming a mother, having good health, living in a mansion, or receiving a postgraduate degree? The only question that is more investigative is “What is happiness?” There have been many...
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