It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. 

- Paulo Coelho,

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Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;

They toil not, neither do they spin;

And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory

was not arrayed like one of these.

from The Sermon on the Mount preached by Jesus of Nazareth

One of Master Gasan's monks had spent some time at Tokyo University. When he got back, he asked Gasan if he had ever read the Christian bible. Gasan shook his head but asked the monk to read some of it to him. 

The monk opened the bible at the Sermon on the Mount and read the part which referred to the lilies of the field.

Gasan listened attentively and for a few minutes said nothing. "Yes," he said at last, "Whoever uttered those words is an enlightened being. What you have read to me is the essence of everything I have been trying to teach you here."

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The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind,

but the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.

- Chanakya 371-283 BC

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"Second Waltz" by Dmitri Shostakovich

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The new series of
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL ART
begins tomorrow
http://nowthatswhaticallart.blogspot.com

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