6 Ways to Live a Good Life and Reach Eternal Happiness by Saint John
Bosco
1. Give
God the greatest possible glory and honor Him with your whole soul. If you have
a sin on your conscience, remove it as soon as possible by means of a good
Confession.
2. Never offend anyone.
Above all, be willing to serve others. Be more demanding of yourself than of
others.
3. Do not trust those who
have no faith in God and who do not obey His precepts. Those who have no
scruples in offending God and who do not give Him what they should will have
many fewer scruples in offending you and even betraying you when it is
convenient for them.
4. If you do
not wish to be ruined, never spend more than you earn. You should bear this in
mind and always measure your true possibilities accurately.
5. Be humble. Speak little of
yourself and never praise yourself before anyone. He who praises himself, even
if he has real merit, risks losing the good opinion of others. He who seeks only
praise and honors is sure to have an empty head fed only by wind… will have no
peace of soul and will be unreliable in his
undertakings.
6. Carry your cross on
your back and take is as it comes, small or large, whether from friends or
enemies and of whatever wood it be made. The most intelligent and happiest of
men is he who, knowing that he is doomed to carry the cross throughout life,
willingly and resignedly accepts the one God sends him.
Don Bosco concludes: “Dear friend, I am a man
who loves joy and who, therefore wishes to see you and everybody happy. If you
do as I say, you will be joyful and glad in
heart.”
Much wisdom in these words! And life's experience and observations have shown this to be true.
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