"My point is this: never do anything because you have to. The only reason to do something is because you want to and because you know it is the right thing for you to do."
"Spotting the pot of tea I had left on the table next to him, he started to pour into my waiting cup. He poured until the cup was full - but then he kept on pouring! Tea starting to trickle down the sides of the cup and into the saucer, then onto my wife's prizedPersian rug. At first I watched silently. Then I couldn't take it anymore.
Julian, what are you doing? My cup is overfloating. No matter how hard you try, no more will go in! I yelled impatiently.
He looked at me for a long moment. Please don't take this the wrong way. I really respect you, John. I always have. However, just like this cup, you seem to be full of your own ideas. And how can any more go in...until you first empty your cup?"
"Take a guess how many times the average four-year-old laughs in a day.
Who knows?
I do, three hundred. Now guess how many times the average adult in our society laughs in the course of a day.
Fifty? I tried.
Try fifteen, Julian said, smiling in satisfaction. You see my point? Laughing is medicine for the soul. Even if you don't feel like it, look in the mirror and laugh for a couple of minutes. You can't help but feel fantastic. William James said "We don't laugh because we are happy. We are happy because we laugh.""
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