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P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q:<\/strong> Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> You were ill for six years. How was it to be really sick? Did you want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: I\u2019m 34 years old, and for the first half of my life, I tried really hard to be successful. Then about 6 years ago, I got really sick. Now I\u2019m all better. I spent the last 6 years just trying to get better, and now, I\u2019m trying to figure out what my next step is. I don\u2019t want to go into business. I did a lot of that before. I was just wondering if you just could give me some advice on how to take the next step and figure out what to do.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You were ill for six years. How was it to be really sick? Did you want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> We are here today to have a conversation. It doesn\u2019t matter what religion you have. What is the truth? Let\u2019s focus our attention on that question alone. Also, let\u2019s talk about suffering in our lives. It\u2019s up to all of you here to choose the topic of our conversation. Let\u2019s open the floor for questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I\u2019m 34 years old, and for the first half of my life, I tried really hard to be successful. Then about 6 years ago, I got really sick. Now I\u2019m all better. I spent the last 6 years just trying to get better, and now, I\u2019m trying to figure out what my next step is. I don\u2019t want to go into business. I did a lot of that before. I was just wondering if you just could give me some advice on how to take the next step and figure out what to do.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You were ill for six years. How was it to be really sick? Did you want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Should I Help My Sick Brother?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-should-i-help-my-sick-brother","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-09-10 07:23:01","post_modified_gmt":"2022-09-10 12:23:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/demo2021\/?p=3564","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3479,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-03-27 00:27:10","post_date_gmt":"2021-03-27 00:27:10","post_content":"\n

P:<\/strong> We are here today to have a conversation. It doesn\u2019t matter what religion you have. What is the truth? Let\u2019s focus our attention on that question alone. Also, let\u2019s talk about suffering in our lives. It\u2019s up to all of you here to choose the topic of our conversation. Let\u2019s open the floor for questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I\u2019m 34 years old, and for the first half of my life, I tried really hard to be successful. Then about 6 years ago, I got really sick. Now I\u2019m all better. I spent the last 6 years just trying to get better, and now, I\u2019m trying to figure out what my next step is. I don\u2019t want to go into business. I did a lot of that before. I was just wondering if you just could give me some advice on how to take the next step and figure out what to do.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You were ill for six years. How was it to be really sick? Did you want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> We are here today to have a conversation. It doesn\u2019t matter what religion you have. What is the truth? Let\u2019s focus our attention on that question alone. Also, let\u2019s talk about suffering in our lives. It\u2019s up to all of you here to choose the topic of our conversation. Let\u2019s open the floor for questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I\u2019m 34 years old, and for the first half of my life, I tried really hard to be successful. Then about 6 years ago, I got really sick. Now I\u2019m all better. I spent the last 6 years just trying to get better, and now, I\u2019m trying to figure out what my next step is. I don\u2019t want to go into business. I did a lot of that before. I was just wondering if you just could give me some advice on how to take the next step and figure out what to do.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You were ill for six years. How was it to be really sick? Did you want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> There is nothing you can do to help him. You have to accept that as a fact. You are suffering because you think you can help your brother when you actually can\u2019t. Furthermore, if you are too obsessed over that, there is a possibility that you might suffer mentally. It is because you might get too sad and might get depressed. Would it be good for both of you to have that kind of problem? It\u2019s better for just one of you to suffer, right? So it is good for you not to suffer. For your parents and even for your brother, it is good for you to be healthy. You have to know for sure that there is nothing much you can do for your brother. There is nothing you can do to comfort him or help him. But there are some small things you may do. You can eat with him. You can listen to him. But you shouldn\u2019t try to cure him or change him. You shouldn\u2019t even wish that he gets better. Respect the state he is in, and be thankful that he is alive. Only then can you maintain your own health. If your brother is in the depth of despair, if you go down there with him, you will also sink in that pit of despair. So, is it better that both of you drown or that at least you remain alive? Do you think it\u2019s not honourable for you as a sister to let him go? Does it mean that it is better for you to die with him? No, you have to let him go. It is because you have to live first. Then, even if he dies, you can pay him proper respect and honour his memory. So I want you to stop worrying about your brother. You have to be happy first and foremost. If you cry when you are with your brother, it\u2019s bad for your brother. You owe it to your brother to give him one more smile. So you need to truly realize that there is very little that you can do for your brother other than those little things. Do them faithfully. But of course, your brother is not just your family\u2019s responsibility. He is also the society\u2019s responsibility. You have to allow society with its welfare system to also take care of your brother since is not just your family\u2019s responsibility. It\u2019s a huge burden for a single family to take on. Even a parent must be able to let go although it\u2019s very difficult. You, as a sister, have to realize for sure that there is nothing you can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> We are here today to have a conversation. It doesn\u2019t matter what religion you have. What is the truth? Let\u2019s focus our attention on that question alone. Also, let\u2019s talk about suffering in our lives. It\u2019s up to all of you here to choose the topic of our conversation. Let\u2019s open the floor for questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I\u2019m 34 years old, and for the first half of my life, I tried really hard to be successful. Then about 6 years ago, I got really sick. Now I\u2019m all better. I spent the last 6 years just trying to get better, and now, I\u2019m trying to figure out what my next step is. I don\u2019t want to go into business. I did a lot of that before. I was just wondering if you just could give me some advice on how to take the next step and figure out what to do.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You were ill for six years. How was it to be really sick? Did you want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: A few years ago, my brother was diagnosed with mental illness. It\u2019s just really hard on my family. He is getting better now. But as his sister, I\u2019m not sure what I can do to help him. So I wanted to get your opinion. I try to encourage him, but I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s really helping.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> There is nothing you can do to help him. You have to accept that as a fact. You are suffering because you think you can help your brother when you actually can\u2019t. Furthermore, if you are too obsessed over that, there is a possibility that you might suffer mentally. It is because you might get too sad and might get depressed. Would it be good for both of you to have that kind of problem? It\u2019s better for just one of you to suffer, right? So it is good for you not to suffer. For your parents and even for your brother, it is good for you to be healthy. You have to know for sure that there is nothing much you can do for your brother. There is nothing you can do to comfort him or help him. But there are some small things you may do. You can eat with him. You can listen to him. But you shouldn\u2019t try to cure him or change him. You shouldn\u2019t even wish that he gets better. Respect the state he is in, and be thankful that he is alive. Only then can you maintain your own health. If your brother is in the depth of despair, if you go down there with him, you will also sink in that pit of despair. So, is it better that both of you drown or that at least you remain alive? Do you think it\u2019s not honourable for you as a sister to let him go? Does it mean that it is better for you to die with him? No, you have to let him go. It is because you have to live first. Then, even if he dies, you can pay him proper respect and honour his memory. So I want you to stop worrying about your brother. You have to be happy first and foremost. If you cry when you are with your brother, it\u2019s bad for your brother. You owe it to your brother to give him one more smile. So you need to truly realize that there is very little that you can do for your brother other than those little things. Do them faithfully. But of course, your brother is not just your family\u2019s responsibility. He is also the society\u2019s responsibility. You have to allow society with its welfare system to also take care of your brother since is not just your family\u2019s responsibility. It\u2019s a huge burden for a single family to take on. Even a parent must be able to let go although it\u2019s very difficult. You, as a sister, have to realize for sure that there is nothing you can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P:<\/strong> We are here today to have a conversation. It doesn\u2019t matter what religion you have. What is the truth? Let\u2019s focus our attention on that question alone. Also, let\u2019s talk about suffering in our lives. It\u2019s up to all of you here to choose the topic of our conversation. Let\u2019s open the floor for questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I\u2019m 34 years old, and for the first half of my life, I tried really hard to be successful. Then about 6 years ago, I got really sick. Now I\u2019m all better. I spent the last 6 years just trying to get better, and now, I\u2019m trying to figure out what my next step is. I don\u2019t want to go into business. I did a lot of that before. I was just wondering if you just could give me some advice on how to take the next step and figure out what to do.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You were ill for six years. How was it to be really sick? Did you want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Not really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You didn\u2019t want to live?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> I lived. I want to live now, but at the time it was pretty difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What I am trying to get at is that you wanted to live so you underwent treatment, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> You say you\u2019ve gotten progressively better over the last 6 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Becoming fully recovered is going back to the state as you were before you became sick, right? Therefore, to you being alive and healthy is the biggest success. If you think about it, you were already successful before because you had your full health, and even though you were successful you were trying too hard to get some other measures of success. That\u2019s why you became sick. After losing your health, you are spending a lot of time and effort to get it back. So, being alive is the biggest success. It\u2019s not that easy to remain alive, so being alive is success. If you are greedy for more than that, you are likely to lose what you already have. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Good, I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> But, you have to do something while you are alive, right? So, while you are alive, you can work, you can earn money, you can help others, and you can eat good food. All these things you can do while you are alive. However, it is foolish to ruin your health to pursue some other measures of success. You have already succeeded so don\u2019t try to be more successful. Just see yourself as already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> What\u2019s your religion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q:<\/strong> Buddhist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Then, you should offer a prayer of gratitude to the Buddha. You should pray that you are thankful that you are alive and healthy. Since you are grateful, you need to give something back to the Buddha. The Buddha doesn\u2019t need anything, but he does have something he wants to do. The Buddha wishes to help those in need. You can repay the Buddha by helping him with what he wants to do. So, while you are alive, you should make an effort to help those in need. Then, you will have big sense of worth about yourself. It will be very rewarding. It will make you very happy. I hope that you will live with such sense of happiness. It\u2019s not really important what you do. You can work as a janitor, carry boxes at a supermarket, or work in a large company. No matter what you do, you should do it with a sense of happiness and gratitude, then you will soon become healthy. So, don\u2019t try to succeed. Always remind yourself that you are already successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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