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Flower
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The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more k
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Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic. World's had to be in travail, that the meanest flower might blow...
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― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
