A Happy Life!

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I bargained in life for a penny
And life would pay no more

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Upon a day in May, Joy and Sorrow met beside a lake. They greeted one another, and they sat down near the quiet waters and conversed.
Joy spoke of the beauty which is upon the earth, and of the daily wonder of life in the forest and among the hills, and of the songs heard at dawn and eventide....

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A train was starting from a railway station. A young man came running to catch the train. He was holding a bundle. The youth somehow managed to get a foothold, but he was not able to enter the compartment as it was full and not even standing room was...

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The Buddhist monks have a favourite strategy to build willpower - one that has been used by many cultures over the years to create enormous amounts of inner strength and resolve. It is the vow of silence. Staying quiet for even short periods of time...