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This dish is not going to come again, so let me take a second helping!
He had no thought as to whether he had enough room inside his stomach to digest it all. So he took a large second portion.
After a few mouthfuls, he felt too sated to eat more. One more morsel and he felt he would burst! But in his mind, a voice called out to remind him of the rules of propriety - “Don't waste food. There are so many starving people. Everyone must make their plates clean."
So he went on stuffing himself in order not to be considered improper by those guests who might have noticed that he was one to waste his food! He could not bear to have anyone cast a disapproving glance at him.
What was the final outcome? You know! He felt so much nausea that he had to run to the washroom and vomit. Later, he realized his folly and was able to poke fun at himself.
If I had stopped with the first helping, I would have kept the food in my stomach. Now I have not only lost the food, but I've lost the taste for it as well! I never want to eat this food again!
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The Power of Suggestion
Although Rup did not like to be influenced by others, there was one occasion in which he did not stop himself from trying to influence someone else. It happened the year that he and his friends had a very strict teacher at school. This man was a highly disciplined person and never missed a day of school. In fact, he loaded the boys with so much work that they often wished he would be absent. Then they would be able to take a little rest and have some fun.
One day they devised a plan. Their only aim was to cause
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