100 happy days

Day #5: Elizabeth Smart makes me happy. She has this book that tells about when she was kidnapped for 9 months. These horrible people kidnapped her and would twist in religion to justify the evil they constantly did. The guy  married her (nothing legal about it) and raped her every day, but would justify it saying they were married. She almost died one time, he would constantly use the money to buy beer and wouldn't buy food barely. At one point the police caught him for a whole week and she was on the edge of death because there was no food in this camp out of town that she was in. He came back at the last minute or she would have died. They were confronted by the police more then once but the guy would manipulate and lie to the police saying she was his daughter. He'd threatened her so much that she didn't think she could run away or he'd kill her family. At the end of the book she tells about being with family and things her mom said to her. This is what her mom said the day after she was found: 'He has taken 9 months of your life that you will never get back again. But the best punishment you can ever give him is to be happy. To move forward with your life. To do exactly what you want. Because, yes, this will probably go to trial and some kind of sentencing will be given him and that women. You may not be happy with the results and feel that justice was not served or that true restitution was ever made. But you don't need to worry about that. At the end of the day, God is the ultimate judge. He will make up to you every pain and loss that you have suffered. And if it turns out those wicked people are not punished here on Earth, it doesn't matter. His punishments are just. You don't ever have to worry. You don't ever have to think of them again. Be happy. If you go and feel sorry for yourself, or if you dwell on what has happened, if you hold onto your pain, that is allowing him to steal more of your life away. Don't ever do that! He does not deserve that. Not one  second of your life. Keep every second of your life for yourself and be happy, God will take care of the rest.' -My Story

About a year ago I was in a miserable place, a jerk landlord and several roommates who were bullies if I didn't let them control me. None of those people were honest and proclaimed religion at every turn, as if that would save them in the end. I walked away and got a much better apartment now then that place ever was and I even have a decent landlord now. Well it's tempting to be angry at such horrible people, just like with Elizabeth Smart. That is actually why I'm doing the 100 happy days because I know for a fact that I have a great life, and I'm sure it's a far better life then those miserable people I was forced to live with. So anyway I've decided that I'm doing the same as Elizabeth Smart. The greatest punishment to people who are horrible like that and twist in religion to justify their sinful lives is to be happy. I'm making sure to be happy everyday and honestly my life has been much better since doing that and letting go of those miserable people. In the end God is the ultimate judge!!