The Secret to Happiness and Success

This is why I love reading... so much condensed wisdom...

As written in Success!  The Glenn Bland Method by Glenn Bland:

 

There is an ancient legend about a time in the history of mankind when society so abused Wisdom that the Wisemen decided to take the secret of happiness and success away from man and hide it where he would never again find it.  The big question was--where should they hide it?

A council was called by the Chief of the Wisemen to discuss the question.  The lesser of the Wisemen said, "We will bury the secret of happiness and success deep in the earth."

But the Chief of the Wisemen said, "No, that will never do, for man will dig deep down into the earth and find it."

Then they said, "Well, we will sink the secret of happiness and success into the dark depths of the deepest ocean."

But again the Chief Wisemen replied, "No, not there, for man will learn to dive into the deep dark depths of the ocean and will find it."

Then one of the lesser Wisemen said, "We will take it to the top of the highest mountain and hide it there."

But again, the Chief Wisemen replied, "No, for man will eventually climb even the highest of mountains and find it, and again take it up for himself."

Then the lesser of the Wisemen decided to give up and concluded, "We do not know where it can be hidden.  It seems that there is no place on the earth or in the sea that man will not eventually discover."

Then the Chief Wiseman said, "Here is what we will do with the secret of happiness and success.  We will hide it deep inside of man himself, for he will never think to look for it there."

To this day, according to legend, man has been running to and fro over the earth--digging--diving--and climbing, searching for something that he already possesses within himself.