What is it about childhood that never lets you go, even when you're so wrecked it's hard to believe you ever were a child?
Mitch AlbomIn the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive, right? And at the end of life, when you get like me, you need others to survive, right?โ His voice dropped to a whisper. โBut hereโs the secret: in between, we need others as well.
Mitch AlbomSo, have we solved the secret of happiness? "I believe so," he said Are you going to tell me? "Yes.Ready?" Ready. "Be satisfied." That's it? "Be greatful." That's it? "For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you." That's it? He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply. "That's it.
Mitch AlbomWhen he went blundering back to God, His songs half written, his work half done, Who knows what paths his bruised feet trod, What hills of peace or pain he won? I hope God smiled and took his hand, And said, "Poor truant, passionate fool! Lifeโs book is hard to understand: Why couldst thou not remain at school?" A poem by Charles Hanson Towne
Mitch Albom