The Essence of Happiness I will never forget the dedication in the book of one of the most reputable experts on the subject of motivation, the American Dr. David J. Schwartz, The Magic of Thinking Big. When his six-year-old son completed kindergarten, Dr. Schwartz asked him what he would like to be when he grew up. Without hesitation, the child replied, Dad, I want to be a professor. A professor? A professor of what?, Dr. Schwartz asked. "Well, Dad", his son replied, I think I want to be a professor of happiness. A professor of happiness! That's a pretty wonderful ambition, don't you think? To them – David, a fine boy with a grand goal, and to his mother, this book is dedicated. If we were to ask what light is, we would get the most accurate description from a person who had lost the ability to see, and if we were to ask what freedom is, we would certainly get the best explanation from a person who had lost it. However, I do not believe it necessary to ask anyone w...