The Golden SonnetWhere is el dorado?It is not a city but a person.Where is the kingdom of heaven?It is not a place but compassion.Where can we find joy?Not the market but in acts of goodness.Where can we find health?Not in gadgets but in simpleness.Where can we find strength?Not in the bank but in character.How can we make progress?Not with luxury but by lifting the other.Lesser the needs, better the life.Gentler the soul, lighter the strife.

Lesser the needs, better the life.

All assume that the purpose of life is happiness - it's not - happiness is only a byproduct of service.

Serenity shrinks as luxury grows.

Lesser the needs, greater the peace.

Seek neither adventure nor security, seek to alleviate the suffering of others, and you'll have all the joy in the world.

Joy is born in service, misery is born in selfishness.

Yesterday I was seeking happiness for myself and I was miserable, today I seek it for others and I am the happiest person on earth.

There is no greater joy, than being an ingredient in the joy of others.