Pope Francis Lists 10 Secrets to Happiness

Simple words but so inspiring.

During an interview with Argentine Weekly , Pope Francis through his
personal experiences, came up with his own lifestyle guide for
happiness. His number advice is to move forward and let others do
the same.

It was translated by the Catholic News Service
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1. "Live and let live." Everyone should be guided by this principle, he
said, which has a similar expression in Rome with the saying, "Move
forward and let others do the same."

2. "Be giving of yourself to others." People need to be open and
generous toward others, he said, because "if you withdraw into
yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water
becomes putrid."

3. "Proceed calmly" in life. The pope, who used to teach high school
literature, used an image from an Argentine novel by Ricardo
Guiraldes, in which the protagonist — gaucho Don Segundo Sombra —
looks back on how he lived his life.

4. A healthy sense of leisure. The Pope said "consumerism has brought
us anxiety", and told parents to set aside time to play with their
children and turn of the TV when they sit down to eat.

5. Sundays should be holidays. Workers should have Sundays off
because "Sunday is for family," he said.

6. Find innovative ways to create dignified jobs for young people. "We
need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities
they will get into drugs" and be more vulnerable to suicide, he said.

7. Respect and take care of nature. Environmental degradation "is one
of the biggest challenges we have," he said. "I think a question that
we're not asking ourselves is: 'Isn't humanity committing suicide with
this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature?'"

8. Stop being negative. "Needing to talk badly about others indicates
low self-esteem. That means, 'I feel so low that instead of picking
myself up I have to cut others down,'" the Pope said. "Letting go of
negative things quickly is healthy."

9. Don't proselytise; respect others' beliefs. "We can inspire others
through witness so that one grows together in communicating. But the
worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyses: 'I am
talking with you in order to persuade you,' No. Each person dialogues,
starting with his and her own identity. The church grows by attraction,
not proselytising," the Pope said.

10. Work for peace. "We are living in a time of many wars," he said,
and "the call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the
impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet, peace is always
proactive" and dynamic.