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CONTENTMENT IS THE WAY TO HAPPINESS
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Boy, you'll do anything for new toys!
Don't you like getting new toys?
No, I don't want so many toys. I have a box filled with toys in my room and that's enough for me.
(With wide eyes, in shock) Is that all you have? Only one small box full?!
Yeah. Once I've outgrown a toy, we give it to charity. And for my birthday, we usually donate some of my presents to the local children's hospital. There are many children out there without any toys.
You really mean that some kids don't have any toys?
That's right. Hey, why don't you share some of your toys with the kids who don't have any?
I couldn't do that. My toys mean so much to me.
But you don't even play with most of them. How can they mean so much to you?
I just like to see them around me, even if I don't play with them.
According to what we learnt, you should not be so attached to your toys. When we learn to be satisfied with what we have, then whatever else we receive will seem like a treasure.
What do you mean?
Well the more toys you have, the more toys you'll want. You'll never be happy. And if you don't get the toys you want you will be unhappy. You should learn to appreciate the toys you have, instead of getting tired of them so quickly. In order to help your soul, you should not be so materialistic about your toys. Toys will not make you truly happy. Your internal peace is what counts.
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