Divide your joy in half with someone else

I heard someone say this and it was profound to me. All of us in some aspect wish that our lives were full of joy and happiness.  Wouldn’t it be great to never have to worry about health, finances or everyday trials.  No matter what your life is there will be a trial or two.  But what would be wonderful is to go through it all with joy, never wavering and laughing through the pain. To have joy, maybe not a lot, but enough to be able to share half of it with someone and still be happy. I believe this is one of the greatest gifts anyone share.  We have a tendency to share other things but what about something that requires half of the joyous feeling we are experiencing to be divided with someone else.  How do we do that? You know how you feel when it’s a good day and you have something bubbling inside that you want to burst, that’s joy. You tell yourself that you hope you don’t encounter anyone who will make your day bad or steal your joy. Well, what if you do come across someone who is sad, miserable want to make your day as bad as theirs. What do you do? You give them (share) what you are feeling. Even though it might open you up to their bad vibes, you decide to give them some of what you have. It may leave you not feeling the fullest of joy because you have shared yourself and you still have some joy left. But to know you have given something to make another feel good for a moment or day is more than enough.