The secret of happiness, it turns out, is very simple.

The secret of happiness, it turns out, is very simple. To be happy yourself, you need to be able to make others happy. And only those who know how to give a part of themselves - their time, attention, care - can make their neighbor happy. Taking part in the afflictions of others, we cease to notice our own misfortunes and sorrows, they seem to no longer exist for us. Making our troubles secondary, and in the first place supplying love to our neighbors, we really are on the path of personal happiness. 

Priest Valery Dukhanin