[00:13.30]Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples.
[00:20.27]As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.
[00:25.00]There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons.
[00:32.67]The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars,
[00:38.04]invalids and so called failures who are extremely happy.
[00:43.45]Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend. But staying happy is an accomplishment,
[00:49.99]a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.
[00:59.86]Being unhappy is like an infectious disease; it causes people to shrink away from the sufferer.
[01:06.90]He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem,
[01:15.02]at first glance, ridiculous: If you don’t feel happy, pretend to be!
[01:21.42]It works. Before long you will find that instead of repelling people, you attract them.
[01:28.51]You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.
[01:35.12]Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind,
[01:40.99]and can forget yourself in being of service to others.
[01:45.17]Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit,
[01:50.16]opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.
