~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), the great Irish playwright, awarded the 1925
Nobel Prize for literature.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The True Joy in Life
This is the
true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty
one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of
ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to
making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole
community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. I
want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I
live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is
a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to
make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
