" The main shift, you see, is from placing self at the center of our thoughts to putting others there. It is-what do you say?-a paradox that the more we can focus our thoughts on the well-being of others, the happier we become. The first one to benefit is oneself. I call this being wisely selfish. "

― David Michie , The Dalai Lama's Cat (The Dalai Lama's Cat, #1)