Yogananda: Decision of being happy

Think for a moment what Jesus meant when he said, "Let the dead bury their dead." (Matthew 8:22) His meaning was that most people are dead but don't know it! They have no ambition, no initiative, no spiritual enthusiasm, no joy in life.

What is the use of living that way? Life should be a constant inspiration. To live mechanically is to be dead inside though your body be still breathing! 

The reason people's lives are so dull and uninteresting is that they depend on shallow channels for their happiness, instead of going to the limitless source of all joy within themselves.

If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you.

Paramhansa Yogananda. How to Be Happy All the Time. Kindle Edition. 

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真理。谢谢！