I have visited many men in mental institutions who were
millionaires, but they insisted they were penniless and destiture.
They were incarcerated because of psychotic, paranoic, and
manic-depressive tendencies. Wealth in and of itself will not
make you happy. On the other hand, it is not a deterrent to
happiness. Today, there are many people trying to buy happiness
through the purchase of radios, television sets, automobiles, a
home in the country, a private yacht, and a swimming pool, but
happiness cannot be purchased or procured in that way.
The kingdom of happiness is in your thought and feeling
Too many people have the idea that it takes something artificial
to produce happiness. Some say, “If I were elected mayor,
made president of the organization, promoted to general
manager of the corporation, I would be happy.” The truth is
that happiness is a mental and spiritual state. None of these
positions mentioned will necessarily bequeath happiness. Your
strength, joy, and happiness consist in finding out the law of
divine order and right action lodged in your subconscious
mind and by applying these principles in all phases of your life.