Israelmore AyivorYou put your own joy in prison if you work hard to make other people’s happiness suffocate.
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You put your own joy in prison if you work hard to make other people’s happiness suffocate. Working hard to make others happy is a good thing. When you do this in a way that destroys your own happiness, however, it becomes a negative thing. If you make the effort to make another person happy by doing things that cause you pain or unhappiness, then you have become a prisoner of their happiness rather than a free agent who can live his life the way he chooses.
Source: Leaders Frontpage: Leadership Insights From 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts
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