True Happiness

Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832), a German poet and philosopher left us this recipe for true happiness:

1. Enough Strength to work and be content with your output.
2. Enough Wealth to be able to cope with your needs.
3. Enough Power to help you confront all your difficulties.
4. Enough Grace to confess your sins and forget them.
5. Enough Patience to be able to persevere in your work for the benefit of others.
6. Enough Charity to recognize the good in others.
7. Enough Love to motivate you to help those in need.
8. Enough Faith to accomplish all of the above for the love of God.
9. Enough Hope to get rid of any fears of the future.