Most of All, They Taught Me Happiness

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Lessons from Early life Grethel and my first cherry tree..............17 The last palm leaf........22 Of Daily Blessings........30 2. Lessons from the war How to read the newspapers.......37 Thank you, dr. Coue.............41 Happy even in Prison..........49 Nightguard at givors.......56 3. Lessons from Adulthood Two turning points ........65 Of encouragement................71 Of meditation and prayer .......77 Leonardo`s Notebook ........83 Of self-restraint and exuberance .........91 A secret of Youth .........99 4. Lessons from other people abbe pierre .....105 The advice of a General......110 Father de breuvery and teilhard.........113 The example of a Great ethical Stateman.....118 U thant`s Four roads to happiness.........130 Of simplicity.........135 The need for poets..........141 Pablo casals on Alcohol .......146 My lambarene ..........150 Mazzone, or the faith of a Great artist .....155 Uncle sylvain Bloch......159 Cousin Marthe ............164 5. Lessons from the United Nations How to deal with pessimists ........171 UN we believe ..............175 Never on Tuesday ............178 A biological View of Mankind ..........182 a moral and spiritual Dimension............190 Meditation on the United Nations............196 Statement of spiritual Leaders..............199