Life is intended to be a paradise on Earth for each of us. We should enjoy it as we go along. We should live each day as if it were our last. Each day should be a holiday. Making a life is more important than making a living. Many cannot enjoy life because of their excessive concern for the future. It is sheer folly to be ever-reaching for the moon while ignoring the little things around us that give us happiness. Let us make happiness our daily duty.

Thoughts by the late Rev. Paul Osumi are selected weekly by his family.