the third step in creating a Happy Life is learning to ...

 

The final principle, the final letter, the Last Word in the ABC’s to a Happy Life is the letter C, the word Connect. Connection is the key that brings the ABC’s full circle. The key that turns them on, that energizes them, that gives them life. In its most basic form the word means simply, to join one thing to another … Connecting an appliance cord or plug to an electrical outlet.  Connecting two pieces of pipe or tubing to each other. Pretty straightforward, right? We don’t give much thought to plugging a lamp in or gluing or screwing two pieces of pipe together. The RESULTS of these “simple” ACTIONS are actually quite amazing. The Connection of plug to outlet, facilitates the flow of harnessed electricity from point A to point B; from a power generating source to our living room lamp; giving us light to read by. The Connection of one pipe to another facilitates the flow of liquid or gas from beneath the ground to your kitchen sink, your cook-top, your home heating system. These results of things joined, things bonded, things Connected are everyday miracles that we too casually take for granted. It is not an exaggeration to say, Connections are the foundation of, and underpin and uphold, our modern way of life. Our ancient ancestors, on foot, blazed trails and wore paths that Connected one village to another. In early wooden ships, they crossed oceans. They created sea routes that Connected one continent to another. In rocket ships they pierced the veil of our atmosphere and established stations in space that Connect man to the Stars.

Connection is the Cornerstone, of the Bedrock, of the Firm Foundation, in the Construction and Creation ...

of a Happy Life!