Happiness is Plural, Not Singular This article was taken from the book “Find Real Happiness” by William Gracian. It goes like this: Yesterday was a man’s birthday. He was 91 years old. He woke up earlier than usual. He took a shower, shaved his beard and put on his best clothes. Surely his children and grandchildren would come, he thought. He didn’t take his daily walk and chat with his friends in town because he wanted to be right at home when they came. At 11 am, he sat on the front door of his house within the viewing distance of the road so he could see them coming. Surely they would come, he reassured himself. He decided not to sleep that afternoon because he wanted to be awake when they came. He had eight children. Some of his children happened to live in the neighboring town. They hadn’t seen him for many years. At dinnertime, he refused to cut the cake and asked that the ice cream should be brought out only from the refrigerator when they came. He wanted to enjoy dessert with them. At around 10 pm, he put on his pajamas and went to bed. His last words to his wife before turning out the lights were: “”Please promise me to wake me up when our children come.” He was ninety– one.