In the third part of this series on happiness, examining the “three S’s” above, it is proposed that the trials of suffering can make one happier. Sounds counter-intuitive. “Does the soul progress more through sorrow or through the joy in this world?” was the question posed to Abdu’l-Baha in Paris, in the early 20th century. He replied:
"The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering…His attitude in this world will be that of divine happiness. Man is, so to speak,…
Continue