Part 3

KEEP HAPPY. The more you insist on--and persist in--keeping happy, the more you will realise and be convinced how absolutely and progressively beneficial Happiness is.

KEEP HAPPY, and the things that would, in the ordinary way, loom large and important, and upset our peace and poise, either fade into nothingness or else become obviously useful as training us to play the game of life.

If we would be at our best, in body, mind, and spirit, we must keep happy. Gloom and sorrow lessen our power to be our best and to do our best.

KEEP HAPPY. There is nothing to be said against it. There is everything to be said in favour of it.

KEEP HAPPY. Happiness is as much a duty towards God, our “Neighbours,” and ourselves, as is Purity or Kindness or any other Virtue, and Happiness makes every other Virtue easier and pleasanter.

However good a physical or mental “system” you may follow, and however many excellent rules you may obey as to diet or exercise, and so on, the rule “Keep Happy” is found to be a good addition to your daily régime.

KEEP HAPPY. The happy spirit is a magnet, and draws all that is most pleasant and profitable from all sources to seek you and to become yours.

KEEP HAPPY when you are inclined to be ill-tempered or depressed or anxious. Then your sight and your perspective will change, and you will see the good in every one and every thing.

KEEP HAPPY, and give out Happiness. When we give out Happiness, we always receive more blessings than we give to others.

KEEP HAPPY. Difficulties and troubles enlarge through unhappiness, which is their fertilising manure.

KEEP HAPPY. To keep happy is good and God-like.

KEEP HAPPY. Whoever is happy, longs and tends to make all others happier and happier.

KEEP HAPPY. To keep happy is true heroism--no less so than any spasmodic act of courage.

KEEP HAPPY. Then every good quality within you will grow and flourish and multiply and radiate.

THE END

FOOTNOTES:

[A] “Economy of Energy.”

[B] For instance--“Economy of Energy,” “How to Begin a Change of Diet,” “First Recipes,” “Health without Meat,” “The E.M. System of Physical Culture.”

[C] See “The Uric Acid Fetish,” “How Food Poisons Us.”

[D] See “Curative Exercises.”

[E] See “Curative Exercises,” p. 46.

[F] See “The Uric Acid Fetish” and “How Food Poisons Us.”

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Transcriber’s note

Spelling has been retained as published. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.

The following printer errors have been changed.

=CHANGED FROM TO= Page 33: “Whatsover things are” “Whatsoever things are” Page 45: “or if the disadvantages” “or of the disadvantages”