“It is sad to see that, in our highly competitive and greedy world, we have lost touch with the joy of giving. We often live as if our happiness depended on having. But I don’t know anyone who is really happy because of what he or she has. True joy, happiness, and inner peace come from the giving ourselves to others. A happy life is a life for others.”

—Henri Nouwen, Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World