Most People Think

 Most People Think:

Happy are the pushers:  For they get on in the world.
Happy are the hard-boiled:  For they never let life hurt them.
Happy are they who complain:  For they get their own way in the end.
Happy are the blasé:  For they never worry over their sins.
Happy are the slave-drivers:  For they get results.
Happy are the knowledgeable men of the world:  For they know their way around.
Happy are the trouble-makers:  For people have to take notice of them.

Jesus Christ Said:

Happy are those who realize their spiritual poverty:  They have already entered the kingdom of reality.
Happy are they who bear their share of the world’s pain:  In the long run they will know more happiness than those who avoid it.
Happy are those who accept life and their own limitations:  They will find more in life than anybody.
Happy are those who long to be truly “good”:  They will fully realize their ambition.
Happy are those who are ready to make allowances and to forgive:  They will know the love of God.
Happy are those who are real in their thoughts and feelings:  In the end they will see the ultimate Reality, God.
Happy are those who help others to live together:  They will be known to be doing God’s work.

J. B. Phillips