text: life isn t about having it s about being you could surround yourself with all that money can buy and you d still be as miserable as a human can be i know people with perfect bodies who don t have half the happiness i ve found on my journeys i ve seen more joy in the slums of mumbai and the orphanages of africa than in wealthy gated communities and on sprawling estates worth millions why is that you ll find contentment when your talents and passion are completely engaged in full force recognise instant self gratification for what it is resist the temptation to grab for material objects like the perfect house the coolest clothes or the hottest car the if i just had x i would be happy syndrome is a mass delusion when you look for happiness in mere objects they are never enough look around look within