Everybody, everywhere seeks happiness, it's true,

But finding it and keeping it seems difficult to do,

Difficult because we think that happiness is found

Only in the places where wealth and fame abound -

And so we go on searching in palaces of pleasure

Seeking recognition and monetary treasure,

Unaware that happiness is just a state of mind

Within the reach of everyone who takes time to be kind -

For in making Others Happy we will be happy too,

For the happiness you give away returns to shine on you.

Helen Steiner Rice