Happiness

I visited some Buddhist Monks previously up on a mountain near Chiang Mai Thailand.At 5 am they bang a loud gong to get things going for the day.I asked a pretty deep question after I figured they were warmed up to me.. "What is the meaning of life? I asked. " The wise old monk on the left drew a smile and said "The meaning of life is happiness" That is a wise question he said, but a better question is "What makes happiness?" he added " Not things of value,fame, or great savings of money but compassion, a good heart,giving and helping others is all you need to do in life to find true happiness"The Thai people were among the poorest yet happiest people I had ever met. I thought of Robin Williams Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston etc etc He was right.