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when i first read this line by england's poet laureate, it startled me. what did masefield mean? without thinking about it much, i had always assumed that the opposite was true. but his sober assurance was arresting. i could not forget it.  

　　 

finally, i seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. the wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and ¹, and without the blind spots caused by fear. 

　　 

active happiness－not more satisfaction or contentment－often comes suddenly, like an april shower or the unfolding of a bud. then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. the grass is greener; bird songs are sweeter; the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable. happiness is like a pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision. 

　　 

nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near around you. unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your emotional ², your vision is cut short as though by a wall. happy, the wall ³. 

　　 

the long ⁴ is there for the seeing. the ground at your feet, the world about you－people, thoughts, emotions, pressures－are now fitted into the larger scene. everything assumes a fairer proportion. and here is the beginning of wisdom.

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