Many people think the goal of life is to be happy. I don't think so.

Have you ever been to a funeral? That's not a time to be happy. It's a time to be sad. Did you ever take the SAT's, the MCAT's, or any other important entrance test? That's not a time to be happy. It's a time for intensity. Have you ever waited for test results from a medical exam? That's not a time to be happy. It's a time to worry. Have you ever encountered a lot of turbulence on an airplane? That's not a time to be happy. It's a time to be scared.

The goal of life is NOT to be happy. The goal of life is to know what time it is.

Hi. I'm Mort Fertel, author of Marriage Fitness.

"Everything has its season. And there is a time for everything under the heaven."

• "A time to be born and a time to die."
• "A time to weep and time to laugh."
• "A time to wail and time to dance."
• "A time to rend and time to mend."
• "A time to be silent and a time to speak."
• "A time to love and a time to hate."
• "A time for war and a time for peace."