A Successful Life

This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson was recently posted to the YJ community and I thought I would share it with everyone here.

“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To give of one’s self; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – This is to have succeeded.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)

Here is another interesting statement by Mr. Emerson…

DID YOU KNOW?

Emerson himself was a well-known student of the early teachings of the yogis, having studied the Vedas and Bhagavad Gita.