Unfortunately, the only meaning that society attributes to life today is an opportunity to make money.
The tree can't emerge until the outer shell of the seed breaks. Similarly, you cannot know the Truth without totally destroying the ego.
Where there is concentration, there is harmony. Happiness is derived from concentration of the mind. Whatever we focus on we will become that.
Only by understanding what is everlasting and what is transitory can we progress in life without ever losing our mental balance or peace of mind.
When we take each step forward with positive thoughts and a smile, all good qualities will come to us and fill our being. Then God cannot possibly stay away from us.