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| I am so smart! |
Welcom back to the class taught by the greatest and latest genius mind in our mortal existance; ME! Are you all ready to learn?! I trust you all stayed out of trouble this weekend. Since almost all of you are in class I assume you had a safe time partying. I know you are all probably wanting to fall asleep. Know that if you do, you are not missing much, just THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS part 2!
So, last week, before we were so rudely interupted by that silly class bell, we had covered 2 of the 5 secrets to having a happy life. Today, we will be talking about the last 3 secrets to a happy life. Hey put that cell phone down! Modern media must not distract us from the secrets to being happy!
So what do we have?
1- Gratitude: Yes, very important
2- An adventure- I am so excited for... !
3-
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The ability to LAUGH. That is right. How often do we as humans take things too seriously? How often do we create excess stress? How often do we take things too far? The ability to laugh at one's self and to laugh at things that happen, as opposed to getting offended, is something that will bring us an added measure of happiness and appreciation for every day of our lives. Now then, this does NOT justify any filthy, foul, fiendish pranking or practical joking that others could easily be offended at. Neither does it justify disrespect to wonderful and brilliant college professors (such as myself). I do not want to find out that some of you who are listening to or reading this, have decided to use the ability to laugh as a way to insult other people. That is NOT what it means. It is the ability to accept one's accidents, find the humor in our lives, and strive to enjoy that humor. This will yield a higher appreciation and gratitude for every day we wake up alive.
Number 4- Family. You heard me correct! What good is our life on earth in which we spend every day being surrounded by fellow beings, if we are not able to enjoy each other's company? I am sure that many of you can agree with me that some of the happiest times you have had in your life have been in the company of good family or friends. There is a reason we have families people! God didn't give us families for the simple task of raising more hooligans for the world population! Those hooligans will most likely stay out of (serious) trouble when raised in a home where they feel safe, loved, and have been taught to have respect for those who raise them. Life IS better with families and NO, I don't want to debate it!
And now the moment you have all been waiting for.
Number 5- 
A knowledge of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, and what He has done for all of us. For much of our existance here, life will NOT he huckleberries and ice cream or any other kind of fruit with dairy. We will all have hard times. That is part of the deal. That is what we all signed up for when coming to this earth. Sometimes, life feels like sheer despair. We cannot really help this. We will all feel these kinds of feelings. And we will all have challenges that are unique to us individually, so we will not be able to fully comprehend what somebody else is feeling. However, there is somebody who does know how we feel, because He felt that same way at one point in time. Only by having faith in our Saviour, Jesus Christ, and doing all the things that He has asked us to do, can we truly find full and complete happiness. He is the only reason why our life does not end when we close our eyes. I make this promise to all of you; if you turn to him, He can rescue you when you find yourself sinking into the raging seas of life's problems.
Well my dear friends, our time is already up.
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| Albert Einstein |
Hopefully you have learned something from this class here today. If you haven't, it's your own fault and you should go to sleep earlier tonight!
Please keep in mind that all of the theories discussed during this class came from my own scrambled head. They will, hopefully, bring added joy and happiness to your daily lives. I am still testing them out!
Class is dismissed.
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