What Really Matters What does help people attain happiness? According to contemporary psychologists four things matter in particular: 1) good relationships with others, 2) strong religious ties, 3) meaningful activity, and 4) personal control. We can translate these into more traditional terms: 1) love of neighbor, 2) love of God, 3) corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and 4) exercising authentic freedom by doing good and avoiding evil. ...Greed undermines our true happiness. When we put making or spending money ahead of loving God, we lose out on an essential aspect of our own happiness. When we pursue career in such as way that there is not sufficient time for meaningful relationships with God and neighbor, again we lose out, as do our FAMILIES and our FRIENDS. When we love MONEY so much that we will steal, lie, cheat, and fail to GIVE to charity, we hurt not only others but also OURSELVES. Even though we rightly own our possessions, the use of everything we have, including our money, should be governed by love of God and FOR OTHERS.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 03:57:12 +0000
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