“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.” said Seneca.

In this Chapter, Ella shares her most sincere approach to a subject that has always been a tradition to her: Gratitude.

In Philosophy, gratitude is the proper or called-for response in a beneficiary to benefits or beneficence from a benefactor. It is a topic of interest in normative ethics, applied ethics, moral psychology, and political philosophy.

In the Book “A Short Guide To A Happy Life”, the Author, Anna Quindlen, doesn’t w ...