“And keep them thinking in terms of 'being good' as this is not an end so much as a means to something else —happiness, respect, self-esteem, etc… And whatever their true end is, take it away, and so goes their goodness.” HappinessReligionChristianitySelf EsteemGoodnessGoodChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
“That sense of entitlement is precisely where we want them because the right to happiness is directly opposed to one of The Adversary’s greatest curatives —gratitude.” HappinessReligionChristianityGratitudeEntitlementChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
“First of all, don’t ever let them try to define that word “happiness” for themselves. They can’t and that’s precisely what we never want them to realize. Keep it a vague bright mist hovering about their heads. Locate it securely at the end of implausible rainbows. Hide it snugly in some corner of their thoughts they rarely visit.” HappinessReligionChristianityChristian FictionGrimrackRainbows Author:Geoffrey Wood
“Never let them try out this gratitude, for they would immediately discover that it supplies the first and most important component to happiness: Contentment.” HappinessReligionChristianityGratitudeContentmentChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
“Life, liberty and the pursuit of gratitude, now that would’ve worked. They would have been readily led to contentment, which would’ve then better lead them on to happiness.” LifeHappinessReligionLibertyChristianityGratitudePursuitContentmentChristian FictionGrimrack Author:Geoffrey Wood
“Life, liberty and the pursuit of happy hour, the long weekend, the all-inclusive island resort, the sunny beach vacation. Happiness is somewhere else, someplace with boat drinks, some secret, distant state of bliss which if they were given would bore them in minutes.” LifeHappinessReligionLibertyChristianityPursuitChristian FictionGrimrackHappy HourBoat Drinks Author:Geoffrey Wood
