Project Gutenberg 2006-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 73 Schauffler, Robert Haven 1879 1964 14018286 The Joyful Heart Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. A defense of joy -- The brimming cup -- Enthusiasm -- A chapter of enthusiasms -- The auto-comrade -- Vim and vision -- Printed joy -- The joyful heart for poets -- The joyous mission of mechanical music -- Masters by proxy. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Joyful Heart" by Robert Haven Schauffler is a guidebook on achieving happiness, written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a source of comfort and motivation for individuals who feel burdened by sadness or disillusionment. The author explores the concept of joy, emphasizing the importance of maintaining exuberance in various aspects of life, suggesting that a joyful heart contributes to personal fulfillment and the betterment of society. The opening of the text establishes the foundational idea that joy is essential and often overlooked in contemporary life. Schauffler presents joy as a proactive force that requires effort and investment, akin to nurturing one's vitality to achieve a fruitful and joyous life. He critiques literary perspectives that diminish the value of joy, arguing instead for its vital role in both personal and communal contexts. Through evocative language, he invites readers to engage with their inner selves and recognize the importance of joy as both a personal treasure and a shared resource for uplifting others, setting the stage for the deeper exploration of joy and its implications in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Happiness BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 295000 294981 2024-10-08T14:28:57.468392 2023-09-09T05:20:01.208224 text/html text/html 296823 2006-11-02T06:12:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 146793 2006-11-02T06:12:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 235300 2024-10-08T14:29:04.846366 application/epub+zip 237482 2024-10-08T14:28:59.731372 application/epub+zip 193952 2024-10-08T14:28:58.360370 application/epub+zip 381461 2024-10-08T14:29:08.561300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358736 2024-10-08T14:29:03.689356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292521 2022-09-09T10:39:49.294078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263217 263108 2024-10-08T14:28:56.795359 2023-09-09T05:20:00.532232 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 263040 2006-11-02T06:12:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 105690 2006-11-02T06:12:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263057 2006-11-02T06:12:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105646 2006-11-02T06:12:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21731 2024-10-08T14:29:08.702299 application/rdf+xml 11910 2024-10-08T14:28:58.913355 image/jpeg 3151 2024-10-08T14:28:58.637354 image/jpeg 212544 2024-10-08T14:28:57.510389 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia