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April 1961

Happiness Is a By-product

A new General Service Delegate speaks of the rewards of "the extra mile

TODAY we can overcome gravity, make stars in the spaces of the universe, create energy out of a grain of sand, cure tuberculosis, prevent polio, make the blind see, breed cows from dead bulls, see beyond the clouds, cause insects to destroy their own race, drop a bomb on a target on the other side of the world, speak into a box and be heard and seen by billions, improve soils by using them, cover the earth with food, and make happy useful citizens out of worthless drunks. Miracles have become almost commonplace.

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