Happiness Is A Journey - By Father Alfred D'Souza

For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin , real life. But, there was always some obsacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinnished business, time still to be served or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you share it with someone special, someone special enough to spend your time with. Make the most of your time. Don’t waste too much of your time studying, working, or stressing about something that seems important. Do what you want to do to be happy but also do what you can to make the people you care about happy. Remember that time waits for no one. So stop waiting until you take your last test, until you finnish school, until you go back to school, until you have the perfect body, the perfect car, or whatever other perfect thing you desire.

Stop waiting until the weekend, when you can party or let loose, until summer, spring, fall or winter, until you find the right person and get married, until you die, until your born again, to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

So work like you don’t need the money,

Love like you have never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.

“长期以来，我总觉得生活马上要开始了，真正的生活。但是，总有一些障碍挡在路中，需要先跨过去。总有一些事务需要去完成，需要留足时间。总有一些债务需要去清偿。等一切安置停当，生活才会正式开始。直到最后，我猛然省悟，这些障碍就是我的生活。”