Sunday, January 15, 2012

Happiness

"Misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous."--Frankenstein's Creature

Unlike the Hollywood movie version, the story of Frankenstein is a literary classic that sheds much light on the human condition.

Truly happy individuals never mistreat those around them while those who are miserable cannot for long stand the sight of others enjoying a full and satisfactory existence.

It is in humanity's best interest that every man, woman, and child be instructed on how to find happiness.

Such an education would be religious in the true sense of the word:

Good will toward all beings is the true religion--Buddha

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