Happiness is hidden inside us all

■ It was Christmas time in heaven. Jesus, Mohammad, and the Buddha were holding a seminar on spirituality. They observed the people on Earth rushing around buying all kinds of things that they really didn’t need. People were seeking the Shopping Holy Grail. They thought they could reach nirvana using this method in order to buy happiness.

Amazingly, this did not appear to work. Even after buying everything money could buy, people were still searching for inner peace. Money, luxury and affluence only gave a quick fix before a downer set in. Jesus, Mohammad, and the Buddha were each given a piece of paper by the Holy Spirit on which to write where they thought the Holy Grail could be found.

They pondered upon this. They all came to the conclusion that the Holy Grail was not an object, but a metaphor for something one could not see, or touch, but must instead experience.

The Holy Spirit collected their papers, and read their answers. The Holy Spirit was delighted with their conclusions. They all had written the same answer. They had written: “The Holy Grail can be found hidden inside everybody’s heart. Alas, the last place anyone looks.”

The Holy Spirit shed a tear, and made a Christmas wish. “If my people could just understand this, then every day of their lives could be like Christmas day.” Anthony Woods

Ennis, Co Clare