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and a letter from a candy fairy showing gratitude for the help.
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It is the story of Princess Aurora during her
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the princess would die from the prick of a spinning wheel spindle.
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There were other good fairies at the
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To everything that happens, I say yes.
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One of them helps her and modify the curls.
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As predicted, she was pricked by a spindle and fell asleep.
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After one hundred years, a young prince tried to get into the castle to see the famous Sleeping Beauty.
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he was stunned by the battle when he found her
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He broke the chorus and everyone in the castle awoke.
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There are so many stories to tell in this world.
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But I believe that this training that I made
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because of a good rhythm, a good vitality, a good emphasis, that I can stop it and I can give to my
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and I'm sure I will be able to do a great job out of this.
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of this speech, of this audio, of this audio file.
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I would have liked to read about Pinocchio and the fairy. Pinocchio is an Italian fairy tale.
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I'm really sure, I'm pretty sure that it's good enough. Okay, bye-bye.
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In an interview, he shares his interpretation of the monk's advice.
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Most of our pain, most of our suffering,
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Life is, and when we resist what life is,
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surrender to life and say, okay, what should I be now?
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When the weather is bad, when your crush won't answer, when the obstacle won't budge,
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Don't dig in your heels and push and shove until your veins pop out in the frustration.
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Let the current carry you instead.
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A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together.
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As the monks were preparing to cross the river,
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they saw a very young and beautiful woman also attempting to cross.
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The young woman asked if they could help her cross to the other side of the river.
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the two monks glanced at one another because they had taken
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vows not to touch a woman.
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carried her across the river, placed her gently on the other side, and carried on his journey.
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The younger monk couldn't believe what had just happened.
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He was speechless, and an hour passed without a word between them.
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then three finally the young monk the younger monk could not contain himself any longer
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How could you then carry that woman on your shoulders?
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Resisting to what life is trying to tell you is exhausting.
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But resisting to what life has already told you is guaranteed.
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And after many days he returned confused.
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If you feel guilty, it was a mistake you can fix.
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If you feel ashamed, it was a mistake you shouldn't repeat.
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to let it go, not to carry the weight on our shoulders all the time.
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We read and talk about the third story, the Crystal Car.
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A Zen master was given a beautifully crafted crystal car.
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he was very grateful. Every day he enjoyed drinking out of his glass.
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and tell them about the kindness of his students.
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But every morning he held the cup in his hand for a few seconds and reminded himself.
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The river does not try to go faster.
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It was smashed into thousands of tiny pieces.
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he picked up a broom and started sweeping.
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in the Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday.
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Half of happiness is being okay with what you don't get.
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The man who remembers to be grateful for his possessions is ahead of most.
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But the man who knows they want less is ahead of him still.
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I found the idea for this in the Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday.
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About a year ago I wrote that half of happiness is being okay with what you don't get.
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I know what the other half is, being okay with losing what you have.
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The Bowl. This is the story number four.
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Joshua said, Then you had better wash your boat.
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I can only echo what Leo Babauta said about this story.
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There is something profound and yet minimalist about this advice. It's
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But most of the time there is no need to think or plan or strategize because ultimately it won't make a big difference which option we choose.
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There is always one or multiple next steps to take.
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so we might as well take any of any one of them
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Often there is more satisfaction to be drawn from doing.
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No matter how your path unfolds, mindfulness always lies on the way.
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The first man says, I'm thinking of moving to this town.
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It was dreadful. Everyone was hateful. I hated it.
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The Zen master says this town is very much the same.
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The second man says, I'm thinking of moving to this town.
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It was wonderful. Everyone was friendly and I was happy.
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The Zen master says, this town is very much the same. I think you will like it here.
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What we seek is what we find. The reasons why you do what you do.
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Matter as much if not more as what you end up doing
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because they shape how you seek so ultimately
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the river of our life into the float.
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The reality is in our eyes.
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A learned man once went to visit a Zen teacher to inquire about Zen.
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The learned man frequently interrupted to express his own opinion about this or that.
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Finally, the Zen teacher stopped talking and began to serve tea to the learned man.
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He poured the cup full, then kept pouring until the cup overflowed.
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The cup is full. No more can be poured in.
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Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions, replied the Zen teacher.
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If you do not first empty your cup, how can you taste my cup of tea?
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What if the two men from before came from the same town?
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with our own little measuring sticks.
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biased, subjective, arbitrary measuring stakes.
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Empathy, however, always works. Seeing the world through.
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Other people's eyes is like throwing out the stick.
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You cannot do it without wondering.
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It's never easy and sometimes it ends up being unnecessary.
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Let's move to the final story of this article, and that is the seventh story, the four candles.
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Four monks decided to meditate silently without speaking for two weeks.
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They lit a candle as a symbol of their practice and began.
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By nightfall on the first day the candles flickered and then went out.
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The first monk said, oh no, the candle is out. The second monk said, we are not supposed to talk.
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The fourth monk laughed and said, Ah, I'm the only one who didn't speak.
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they all had different reasons but each of the of the four monks shared his thoughts
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I'm really happy about this opportunity to read.
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to get
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he would have remained silent and kept meditating.
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