What Makes You Happy? Gaining or Losing?

"Someone asked an austere (زاھد), 'What have you gained from all this worshipping of Allah (swt)?'

He replied, 'I have gained nothing but, I have lost some things i.e. anger, anxiety, death, fear of old age, insecurity, jealousy, sadness, vanity, and worry etc.'

My dear ones, it's not like always gaining something will make us happy. Sometimes, giving somethings away makes us even happier."

Sayyid Hashim Haddad (ra)