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A Child's Quest to find his "Purpose of Life"
than us and visited even more temples than we did. They helped build temples in their towns, so we donate also.
Stall6 Hosti:
We try not to get left behind in these races, that's what we learned gives us happiness. You should do the same.
Student #2:
Stall6 Host2:
Student #4:
I understand I'll get a lot of praises by signing up at this stall, but that was not why we started our search. We learned that the most important thing in life is "Happiness" and it's not a result of "having everything" but a result of "not desiring" things. Beta... that would be ideal, but ideal world doesn't exist. Until then, "fulfilling desires" is the only way we know of being happy. I wonder how "wanting to stay ahead of the majority" in all these different races, can give us peace of mind. You would always be looking at others, evaluating where you are with respect to others. You would keep changing your target and approaches to get ahead. You would not be able to rest until you arrive at that arbitrary goal. Won't you lose touch with people that you once worked/lived with and have now left behind?.... Similarly, for things that you once wanted and later acquired, "won't you lose interest in them, after some time?"
Student #3:
Stall6 Host3:
Yes... that will happen... you move on, make new acquaintances, associating with those that are ranked higher on your desirable list. As far as possible, you try to keep in touch with old acquaintances, but it
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