Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done the zest of creating things new.
Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers but for powers equal to our tasks to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.
In the summer we graduated we flipped out completely drinking beer cruising in our cars and beating up each other. It was a crazy summer. That's when I started to be interested in girls.
And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes creating all the jobs raising all the children. This government is yours. Thank you for letting me serve you. I love this job.
Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances or whether you are going to taste it enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are.
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
There is no harm in repeating a good thing.
All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying losing cheating and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.