As Happy

There is an old expression that you are only as happy as your least happy child. I have extended that saying to include family members. When you love people you feel for them. Their happiness is your happiness. Their sadness is your sadness. Buddha says, "If you love 50 people, you have 50 woes". I spent the past few days with my parents and saw two people who have lived their lives in happiness. They are happy because their children are happy. If we have problems we do not share them with my parents, so they will continue to live their lives without woes.