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have not certain possession of it, or cannot enjoy it, it cannot make you 
happy. 
And supposing you actually enjoy some good, if it is not a real good,, 
you are again at fault. 
Further, the good must he a perfect one ; for so long as there is the 
least thing wanting to you, or you feel the least uneasiness, you cannot call 
yourself happy. 
Finally, it must he a constant, lasting good; the greater the joy and 
pleasure one has in a thing, the more is he troubled,' even in the midst of 
his joy, at the thought of losing it in a short time. 
So , then , no one can have true Happiness, unless he enjoys a true, 
certain, perfect, and lasting good. And where shall we find that ? Only 
in Jesus ; for He, in the Godhead, is the only Good, in and with Whom the 
boon of happiness may always be secured. 
“You may seek for another happiness , I can find none lout this ” says 
St. Augustine. 
Jesus is the only true and supreme Good, in Whom all imaginable 
goods are comprised, in their fullest perfection, without end or limit, fault 
or flaw. 
Christ is all things to us. Or, tell me, will thy honor, oh man, feed 
thee? or thy money? or thy vile pleasures? or thy wine? Ho; lout Christ 
is all things to us. 
He is a lasting and constant Good, with Whom we can gain eternal 
joys and endless wealth. 
Onward, (therefore), onward will we press 
Through the path of duty; 
Virtue is true happiness, 
Excellence true beauty; 
Minds are of supernal birth, 
Let us make a Heaven of earth. 
— Montgomery. 
