One day, Tom asked Mary, "How is it that you are always so h【1】? You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down."

Smiling at him, she said, "I know the s【2】!"

"What secret is that?"

She replied, "I'll tell you all about it, b【3】 you have to share the secret with others."

"The secret is this: I have learned there is little I can do in my life that will make me truly happy. I must depend on God to m【4】 me happy and to meet my needs."

"When a need comes out in my life, I have to trust God to give help. I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do. He has n【5】 let me down. Since I learned that 'secret', I am happy."

After hearing Mary's secret, Tom's first thought was, "That's too simple!" But he recalled how he thought a bigger house would make him happy, but it d【6】! He thought a better paying job would make him happy, but it didn't. W【7】 did he realize his greatest happiness? Sitting on the floor with his friends, playing games, eating pizza or r【8】 a story, a simple gift from God.

Now you know it too! We can't d【9】 on people to make us happy. Only God can make us happy. Trust him! And now I pass the secret o【10】 to you! So once you get it, what will you do?