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Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. -Eleanor Roosevelt

It is only immature people who believe, "I am separate; therefore, I can manipulate you, even exploit you, to ensure my own happiness." To think that we can pursue joy as a collector pursues butterflies, seeking it here and there, is folly. We cannever go after joy because joy has got to come after us.

It's like the horizon. When you look from the Berkeley hills, the horizon looks as if it is just beyond the Golden Gate. You honestly believe that if you go there, you will reach the horizon. But as you pursue it, it recedes farther and farther, and that is the nature of pleasure. It peeps out from the store, the restaurant, the bank, but when you enter there you will find it recedes farther and farther.

When we begin to seek a higher goal - for the welfare of our family and community - joy slowly tiptoes after us. We don'thave to say to joy, "Excuse me, will you please come to my house?" Joy will come and put her suitcase down and say, "I am going to be here, whether you like it or not."

That is how happiness comes.

-Eknath Easwaran-

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………and there came a time when MIND returned from journeying throughout the universe and went to examine the affairs of Man

and when MIND looked into the hands of Man, it wept

yet some earthling hands reached up and caught MIND’S tears which they used, to cleanse Man’s wounds and heal his hurts

Thus was MIND comforted, and stayed a while to dwell again with Man

~ John Benedict

thank you

I guess I have taken you for granted lately. Maybe because my expectations were high during the meeting. You did promise something more in the letters and those events didn't come true. I kept looking for the reasons why by first putting the blame on you and then conjuring guilt within myself and finally I just got depressed. In the midst of feeling upset, I realised one crucial factor which is I never felt grateful for all that was given to me but instead compared them with others whom I believe have more.

But you have given me something special and I was too greedy to see and to be thankful.

My dear lady, I send to you sincerely all my love and gratitude.

ps: I will be there for you, if you need me. always.