"What is your happiest memory?"

Have you ever been asked the simple question: "What is your happiest memory?" Most people will pause for a few moments, smile to themselves, and and describe some simple event from their past. Although it may seem trivial to the listener, it was a happy time in their life and it was and will always be treasured.

According to Pierce Harris, writing in the Atlanta Journal, "Memory is a child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things".

Happiness can be restored, if only briefly, by thinking of or recalling some times in our past that brought us joy. Our happy memories are well worth remembering and examining now and then. They remind us life is full of good times, too.

What would you say if a friend asked you "What is your happiest memory?"