True Happiness

Hey everyone something happened to me today at school that really effected me. My school had a program last semester where some students went on a trip Jamaica to help with school there and see firsthand how poor of a country it is. This semester, some of the students from the Jamaican school are visiting us and staying with us for a week and from what I've seen it is truly moving. These kids are here singing praises to God, walking around with smiles and show no sign of complaint or sadness, which really made me think. We often see commercials portraying children from third and second world countries as sad, disappointed and looking like they'd rather be dead, but what I saw today looked nothing like that and I'd go as far as to say that these children are happier than most living here in North America. We often find ourselves wanting more and more. The latest games, clothes and trends are all that occupy our minds and since it's just not possible to obtain them all, we become disappointed and begin to watch in envy at what others have that we don't. Today, children came from a school where they don't even have basic air conditioning, yet I've never seen bigger smiles then there's. These children know that happiness isn't founded on material possession, but on something far greater. Putting faith, hope and love into material possessions is the root of all sadness. I strongly encourage you all to "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal" (Matthew 6:19, 20 KJV)". Thanks for reading everyone and God bless.

- Nour Harrak