How do you develop up to a better path?

How do you develop up to a better path?

We are all aiming to possess a better path in the pursuit of happiness, yet we generally pursue an opposite plan for its attainment. If we would look in the right direction and cultivate in ourselves the virtues and affectional qualities of our being, while bringing them forward and encouraging their growth, happiness may be the portion of us all. We might not see any sudden change, any miracle worked out for us, but we would perceive our duties growing lighter and easier to perform; our tempers would not rise on every trifling occasion; our kind feelings would predominate more and more, and a joyous, grateful, buoyant spirit of love and harmony with our fellow beings and nature would be the inmates of our bosom. The beauty and goodness of God manifested in his works would be ever-present in our minds and fill us with gratitude and rejoicing. Heaven, while on earth, would be our portion once we developed up to this high but not unattainable standard of happiness.

Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), Mannheim, Käfertaler Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | Andreas Eichler | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International