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| Pope Francis |
"You may have
defects, be anxious and sometimes live irritated, but do not forget that your
life is the greatest enterprise in the world. Only you can prevent it from
going into decadence. There are many that need you, admire you and love you.
I would like to remind
you that being happy is not having a sky without storms, or roads without
accidents, or work without fatigue, or relationships without disappointments.
Being happy is finding
strength in forgiveness, hope in one’s battles, security at the stage of fear,
love in disagreements.
Being happy is not only
to treasure the smile, but that you also reflect on the sadness.
It is not just
commemorating the event, but also learning lessons in failures.
It is not just having joy
with the applause, but also having joy in anonymity.
Being happy is to
recognize that it is worthwhile to live, despite all the challenges,
misunderstandings and times of crises.
Being happy is not
inevitable fate, but a victory for those who can travel towards it with your
own being.
Being happy is to stop
being a victim of problems but become an actor in history itself.
It is not only to cross
the deserts outside of ourselves, but still more, to be able to find an oasis
in the recesses of our soul. It is to thank God every morning for the miracle
of life.
Being happy is not being
afraid of one's feelings. It is to know how to talk about ourselves. It is to
bear with courage when hearing a “no". It is to have the security to
receive criticism, even if it is unfair. It is to kiss the children, pamper the
parents, have poetic moments with friends, even if they have hurt us.
Being happy means
allowing the free, happy and simple child inside each of us to live; having the
maturity to say, “I was wrong"; having the audacity to say, "forgive
me". It is to have sensitivity in expressing, “I need you"; to have
the ability of saying, "I love you."
So that your life becomes
a garden full of opportunities for being happy...
In your spring-time, may
you become a lover of joy. In your winter, may you become a friend of wisdom.
And when you go wrong
along the way, you start all over again. Thus you will be more passionate about
life. And you will find that happiness is not about having a perfect life but
about using tears to water tolerance, losses to refine patience, failures to
carve serenity, pain to lapidate pleasure, obstacles to open the windows of
intelligence.
Never give up .... Never
give up on the people you love. Never give up from being happy because life is
an incredible show. And you are a special human being!"
- Pope Francis.
Pope Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Born: December 17, 1936 (age 79),
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