Happiness and/or Love?
There are two pillars of happiness. . . One is love. The other is finding a way of coping with life that does not push love away.” (Arthur Brooks, American author)
Americans like the phrase in the Declaration of Independence, “the pursuit of happiness.” It seems almost universally true that people are seeking happiness more than anything else. Brooks’ observation is more in tune with Scripture that teaches happiness is not so much a goal as the result of pursuing higher purposes in life, especially the kind of love that puts others first.
If I could speak all . . . languages . . . had the gift of prophecy, . . . understood all of God’s secret plans . . . possessed all knowledge, and . . . could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:1-2)