Desire, want, is the father of all misery. Desires are bound by the laws of success and failure. Desires must bring misery. The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the person who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. ~ Quotes by Swami Vivekananda
J.K. Rowling also gave same message in Harry Potter and Socerer's Stone in a scene when Harry was sitting in front of a mirror which showed them their desires.(It's a wizardry world) Dumbeldore(a character) explained-
ReplyDelete'' The happiest man in the world would see his reflection exactly same as he is! People have ruined their lives in front of it, even gone mad."