I lay in bed, thinking on happiness, when it came to me, it is not happiness that is above all
but peace. Where there is peace, there is love, there is no discord, there is happiness. Happiness is build on peace. Peace, not happiness the foundation. It is peace which is the foundation, not happiness. One can be sad and at peace and it is tolerable. I always say I do not mind sadness but do mind bitterness. Bitterness eats into the person, twisting his innards. Peace and Joy. One could have both in hard times. Not happiness but joy, a sort of inner peace and from that inner joy even in the midst of sufferings and hardship. It is a lesson saints and sages know about.

I saw also laying in bed, that pride is hard and humility soft. By its very nature pride repeals while humility attracts. Though there are levels to pride. The pride one has as a person, giving them dignity as a person, that is in different context. The meek shall own the land, so true.

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I am aware I work with an extra sense from meditation. It makes work, applying myself to work so much easier. Some people might see one aspect only while I see all aspects of it – just an example.