The human heart desires joy. We all desire joy, every family, every people aspires to happiness. But what is the joy that the Christian is called to live out and bear witness to? It is the joy that comes from the closeness of God, from his presence in our life. From the moment Jesus entered into history, with his birth in Bethlehem, humanity received the seed of the Kingdom of God, like the soil receives the seed, the promise of a future harvest.

The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.