• Dear Abby, Happiness Is Knowing That Your Parents ...

  Contributed by Martin Kim on Nov 22, 2004 (message contributor)

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  Tags:  Joy, Finding Fulfillment

  Denomination: Adventist

Dear Abby, Happiness is knowing that your parents won’t almost kill you if you come home a little late. Happiness is having your own bedroom. Happiness is having parents that trust you. Happiness is getting the telephone call you’ve been praying for. Happiness is knowing that you’re well dressed as anybody. Happiness is something I don’t have. – Signed - 15 and Unhappy

A few days later the Dear Abby newspaper column carried this response to the above letter from a 13 year old girl:

Dear Abby, Happiness is being able to walk. Happiness is being able to talk. Happiness is being able to see. Happiness is being able to hear. Unhappiness is reading a letter from a 15 year old girl who can do all these things and still says she isn’t happy. I can talk, I can see, I can hear, but I can’t walk. Signed - Thirteen and Happy.