Maud was an old woman. She was often in a bad mood. She spent her day complaining all the time. When she was not complaining, she would be grumbling under her breath. Everyone was tired of seeing her this way. Maud was so unhappy about everything in her life that her neighbours avoided talking to her. One day, Maud turned 80 and something unbelievable happened. Her neighbours noticed that she was not complaining anymore. She was always happy and cheerful. That day, Maud invited the whole neighbourhood to her birthday party. All her neighbours went to offer her their good wishes. One of her neighbours asked her, “You have become so different. You are so much more cheerful nowadays. What happened to you?” Maud replied, “For eighty years, I had been searching for happiness, but it was useless. Now I have decided to enjoy life and spread happiness.” Soon, Maud became her neighbours’ favourite.
The Search for Happiness
