Is it true that happiness lies in treasures, thrones and the like?

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The short answer: No.

I believe happiness comes from serving others, not yourself.

It’s something that comes from inside you, organically, when you are loving in harmony with a core set of values that really resonates with you. It’s the values and standards you know are right, even if sometimes you try to ignore them. The ones that always nag you when they are ignored.

I believe that unhappiness results from doing things that go against that value set. Things you know are wrong, as well as things you might not realize are wrong at the time but are wrong for you nonetheless.

I think happiness is something you find along a very long and sometimes difficult journey, where the grass gets progressively greener as long as you’re on the right path.