How to be Miserable

E. Stanley Jones writes:

The most miserable people in this world are the people who are self-centered, who don't do anything for anyone except themselves. They are centers of misery with no exception...on the contrary, the happiest people are those that deliberately take on sorrows and troubles of others. Their hearts sing with a strange, wild joy, automatically and with no exceptions. (Disciplines of the Holy Spirit)

Shane Claiborne writes:

There are times I have been very frustrated with wealthy folks for hoarding their stuff. But now I know enough rich folks to know the loneliness that is all too familiar to many of them. I read a study comparing the health of a society with its economics, and one of the things it revealed is that wealthy countries like ours have the highest rates of depression, suicide, and loneliness. We are the richest and most miserable people in the world. (The Irresistible Revolution)


From what I understand, the easiest way to become miserable is to make as much money as possible, and then spend it on no one but yourself. Also, think only about yourself whenever possible. If you start to think about someone else, push the thought away. They can take care of themselves. The only person you really need to think of is yourself.

Okay okay, enough with the sarcasm. But seriously, I'm am so thankful that God has given me the wisdom to realize that money and selfishness will never lead to happiness. Now I just have to figure out how to stop being selfish.