The Great Elixir

Obedience is the greatest elixir in the world.  Even a child gains heightened spirits when the child knows that he/she is in accord with the parents' wishes.  This is particularly true if the child's desires were originally contrary to the parents' wishes.  Similarly, we experience spiritual highs  when we are obedient to God's calling.  We are lifted up out of any stagnant or depressed state that we might be in and raised to a new level of relationship with God.