...by writing this blog. I better make it worthwhile.

The secret to happiness? The 14th dalai lama said : altruism.

I am now reading Thomas Merton, the christian trappist catholic priest anti vietnam war activist (who died eloctrocuted in his bath,m suspiciously).

He too talk of kindness. But Merton is dead set on hope. From experience, I can tell you despair can be very real and hope is flimsy and not very helpful when in depth of hell. i alsways found hope unreal when surrounded by hatred or nasty mental health.  Hope is not a concept favoured either by tibetans and buddhist generally. to me, it is an illusion and cannot have strong roots unless taught at a young young age.