"The three grand essentials of happiness are:
something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
- by Thomas Chalmers

Who is Thomas Chalmers, and why did I just include this quote?

Well, from what I could find out with some quick searching, Chalmers was associated with the Free Church of Scotland and was a very intelligent man. He studied at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) and finished his studies in 1798 while just 18 years old.

There is much more written about him and that's a poor summary, but follow the links here for more information.

"The power of his oratory, the earnestness and deep feeling that it conveyed, its dramatic quality are beyond our capacity to reconstruct." -- from www.freechurch.org

Oh...and the answer to "why is Jason writing about this?" Well, Stephanie sent me the quote about the essentials to happiness and then I was curious about who the wise author was.