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Happiness and Sadness

December 10, 2014
By Asharita BRONZE, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Other
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Spero Spera; There is hope where there is life.

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One day, Happiness met Sadness.
Happiness asked Sadness,


“Why do the people who hate don’t meet me again?”


Sadness answered,


“It’s because those who have learned to accept me find their way to happiness, but those who haven’t only craves for one side of the deal.”

© Hilary B., Barrington, RI

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Something I came up during a funeral service..

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