“The secret to happiness...be satisfied and be grateful.”

“Be satisfied. Be grateful. For what you have. For what the love you received. And for what God has given you”

“So, have we solved the secret of happiness?"I believe so," he saidAre you going to tell me?"Yes.Ready?"Ready."Be satisfied."That's it?"Be greatful."That's it?"For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you."That's it?He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply."That's it.”

“once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied”

“You marked the minutes," the old man said. "But did you use them wisely? To be still? To cherish? To be grateful? To lift and be lifted?”

“Secrets tear you apart.”

“Secrets, they'll tear you apart.”