San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-19

ino5 happy; that money does rot bring
happiness but ON the contrary. cares
and worry. Uneasy lies tine hsad
'cfOHnei with the & mark. But this
does rot mean that all millioEaires
are unhappy: some SIRE quite happy
IN spite of their money. II isn't the
money that brought them happiness.
that Keeps them happy, but the
achieving Of ends. the accomplish
ment Of taekS they set themselves ::
money. to them, il but an incident.
IL Is The successful exercise Of their
own abilities that approximates han
pinesS for them. and. they will tell
You further it is the continuation Of
: this exercise. this achievement. this
accomplishment that keeps them hap
,py. Many of them give their money
away. establish educational founda-
tons, charities. and other benevolences
for the people.
Now we have the happy and UNI
happy millionaire. Both have an equal
amount OF money. vet the effect OF IL
Is exactly opposite, one happy, the
other unhappy.
And where is the difference?
just this: the unhappy millionaire
loved money for its own sake, what il
could buy him. believing that il could
buy him happiness. He worked for il.
shaved for il and got il. and is now
worried to death trying to keep it
certainly not happy state. To ,ho
happy millionaire money is only an in.
cident. forgotten in the joyous progress
sion Of achievement. Both are merely
states Of mind, their respective reac
tons to one and the same thing
wealth. But if you think you will IL
happy with money ] will show you
during this course, how to make q mi,
lion dollars. I've made more than 2
million-and spent most Of it educat
ing young people: Service to human
ity. helping people to help themseive.
and others. is my idea of happiness
it is happiness TO me.
Others of MS will say Love is Hap
piness. Surely We are nearer the rae,
ideal with it than with money. Blu
what is love but astate of mind. BE
cause of the lack of space we vii
have to rely on our one illustration
TO demonstrate our principle. TO exem
iplify our definition. ond rush or (,
the achieving OF happiness. which i
tar more important than defining il.
First approximate TO yourself you
idea of Happiness. Get it firmly fixc
in your mind whether il ~ the maxim
OF money. the winning of love. fame
whatever il is. and we shall set OIL
to win it. Whatever your idea q
happiness may be you will see that
is "a state OF mind.
Now YOU can control the making q
this state of mind; in fact. you ca
make il. Nothing can affect you e,
cept as you let it. It's all in the wa
you look at il. the poirt OF view. YOU
Interpretation of the event.
\ crowd watches mans hoa'
burn. One IS filled with sorrOw 70
his loss: another with joyous excit,
,ment. still another with concern {.
tie safety of his own home in the in
mediate neighborhood; others exper
ence other emotions. vet the fire
the self same fire: each secs the san
fire. the same home burning. and Il
acts differently. Whv? Merely b
cause Of his individual point Of vieN
his state of mind created by his il
duleence.
You NAV select your indulgence. &
lect only that which you will accep
and reject all other impressions. Thu
you can build habit of happines
selecting only th. things that you
m VIII brins ysx kAprtNess. DIV
. 'unon them. and build them into yo'
life. info ~our mind. thus creating q
stair that IS happincss TO ran.
Let us prove il by illustrstio