Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Happiness Project

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2008/02/happiness-isa-t.html

One important source of happiness is intellectual gratification. Satisfying your curiosity, mastering a new subject, acquiring a new skill – these bring intense happiness. Also, intellectual gratification doesn’t necessarily involve other people. It’s clear that a critical – perhaps THE critical – element of happiness is strong bonds with other people, but I, for one, also enjoy retreats into solitude.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3477927

From the page: “Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more.”

There is little in this life better than hearing a huge crowd of Welsh men sing this at the Rugby.