When a newspaper reporter interviewed a farmer who grew Award-Winning maize each year and entered his maize in the Agricultural show, it was revealed that the farmer shared his seed with his neighbours. Amazed, the reporter asked, “how can you afford to share your best seed with your neighbours when they are entering their maize in competition with yours each year?’
The farmer smiled knowingly and explained in a polite manner, “The wind picks up pollen from the ripening maize and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbours grow inferior maize, Cross-Pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my maize. If I am to grow good maize, I must help my neighbours grow a good crop too.”
So it is with our lives. Those who want to live meaningfully and well, we must help enrich the lives of others. Why must we be selfish and not let others grow and be happy. For the value of a life, is always measured by the lives it touches and those who choose to be happy, must try to help others find happiness too. The welfare of each one is bound up with the welfare of all.
Call it power of collectivity or a principle of success or Call it a law of life. The fact remains, ‘None of us truly wins, until we all win’. Know this secret as you grow older! In life, when you help the people around you to be good, you surely become the best. REAL HAPPINESS COMES WHEN YOU MAKE OTHERS HAPPY.
priceless wisdom Kamal, thanks so much … may you grow the best maize crop possible with all the love and kindness that you share 🙂
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Thank you so much dear Kate and yes we all need to grow our crops with love and kindness and share it with each and everyone. The story had so much of spreading togetherness and harmony.
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Hi Kamal and Kate,
I can’t agree with you more. When people love, respect, help and cooperate with each other, they are much better off.
United we stand; divided we fall. 🙂
Thank you, Kamal, for your timely message. Happy November to you!
May you find this autumn and the rest of the year very much to your liking and highly conducive to your being, thinking and blogging!
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wow soundeagle nice to hear from you, seen plenty of likes but I’m very glad to hear your voice 🙂
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I am also delighted to hear from you, Kate. Thank you for visiting and commenting on my post just then at http://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/the-quotation-fallacy/
I shall reply to you there soon. 🙂
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Hi I can’t seem to be able to follow your blog WordPress is not allowing. Your site is not opening
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Hi Kamal,
If you are having trouble with accessing my posts or my blog, then please be informed that many of my multimedia posts will take a while to load completely, and will benefit from being viewed on a large screen of a desktop and laptop computer, since those lengthy multimedia posts and my blog could be too powerful and feature-rich for iPad, iPhone, tablet or other portable devices to handle properly or adequately.
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Oh k then will open on my laptop thanks for reminding me about the status 😊😊😊
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I have already replied to you at my said post, Kate. 🙂 Happy Sunday to you soon!
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Same here Kate but I can’t seem to be able to open the blog and not allowing me to follow too.
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the posts are excessively long Kamal … very pertinent but I’m talking almost novel size!
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Same here Kate but trying to take time out and read his profound posts.
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then you are truely kind, pray he will give you access to his blog!
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Hahaha i read when I get time. Not at times.
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Thanks so much for your kind words and I agree totally with your words and Kate’s too. Our world is wanting all of us to be United and in harmony with each other that is living with happiness and joy. Thanks.😊😊😊😊🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Reblogged this on and commented:
Well said. Very true.
Nice post 🙂
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Thank you so much for reblogging this inspiring story.
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welcome 🙂
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A wonderful analogy Kamal. The messages such stories convey are profound life lessons made easy for us to understand ♥️
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Yes I completely agree with your words, Radhika. These stories are too inspiring. Thanks so much dear.
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Kamal, ‘None of us truly wins, until we all win’ … this sums up life! A beautiful post written with warm and tenderness, teaching us the most core lesson of life! We are all truly interconnected and the sooner we understand this the better!
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Yes, yes and that is how we all need to be Annika. Unless we are in harmony with each other everything will nurture and grow to its highest. Yes dear we are all interconnected. Just because we have a body we feel separated but every Soul is connected with each other. Thank you so much for your awesome words. Love and Light to you dear.
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I love your story Kamal! I’ve experienced what you describe. I’ve noticed when my students trust me enough to step outside their comfort zone to achieve something new, they flourish and it always sends ripples back over me too in unexpected ways. Xx
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Yes Marie I completely agree with your valuable feedback. Once you encourage and motivate anyone they will work towards their best in a team spirit. Thanks so much dear.
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And thank you Kamal for your lovely response. Xx
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Welcome always dear Marie. Love and light to you dear.
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I love this post Kamal and the wisdom of “The welfare of each one is bound up with the welfare of all.” If only everyone realised this, what a different world it would be…
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Yes Brigid I completely agree with your words. Hope we could all understand our Oneness and being together and working for our betterness. Thanks so much for your valuable words.
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What an encouraging life lesson…to help those around us…that is so honorable…a must re-blog! Bravo!
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Reblogged this on scribeforlove.wordpress.com and commented:
Kamal, thank you for this wonderful life lesson reminder…and worth posting here.
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Thanks so much dear friend for all your kindness and generosity, Zaza. Yes this story was inspiring to one and all.
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Thank you, Patricia Griggs (Zaza), for reblogging Kamal’s post and reminding us of its central message.
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Thanks once again for your kind words and yes it is so important that many people understand the importance of the story and we all live selflessly
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Kamal and moi we collaborate a lot, she writes superb stories.
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I thought that Kamal is a “he”.
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she is…
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???
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She is a lovely person…
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Thanks dear Zaza for your kind words ❤️❤️❤️
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no.
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I thought that “Kamal” is a male name. It seems that it can be a female name too in this instance.
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Yes it sure can.
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yes indeed.
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Happy mid-November to you! 🙂
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Likewise for you.
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Dear Zaza and Kamal,
Hello! I have just included three more of my original musical compositions called “I’ll Always Be With You”, plus a few more photos and some extra paragraphs at the eulogy. Please enjoy! 🙂
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K will do so.
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Same to you too.
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Dear Kamal and Zaza,
May you enjoy all of the lovely autumn colours! 🙂
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I posted a comment to you today…
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Dear Zaza,
I just read it a few minutes ago. It is such a lovely and thoughtful message that you posted to me.
I shall greatly appreciate it if you could kindly copy and paste your message to the comment section of my post at https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2019/08/31/khai-khim-for-always-and-beyond-goodbye/, and even expand on it if you like, as I always appreciate your feedback on any of my posts. 🙂
Thank you in anticipation.
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Dear Zaza,
Would you like me to repost your message here for you so that you can just copy and paste it to the comment section of my said eulogy?
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sorry, not as savvy as you in doing so.
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Dear Zaza,
Included below is your messagethat you just sent me about half an hour ago, and you are welcome to retype it into the comment section of the eulogy:
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Nice and inspiring words said. Thanks.
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True.
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you are welcome to transfer my comment yourself, yes?
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Dear Zaza,
Hi! You commented earlier with the statement “you are welcome to transfer my comment yourself, yes?”
It is all as simple as typing your following comment at the comment section of my post at https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2019/08/31/khai-khim-for-always-and-beyond-goodbye/
Since this is your comment meant directly for me and for the eulogy, it should by, logic, necessity and good will, come from you, just as many other commenters have done the same, including Kamal. And then I shall endeavour to give you a bespoke reply to thank you.
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I will make an attempt…
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Zaza, If you were to make an attempt soon, then yours would be exactly the 100th comment listed there in my post!
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Please guide me to do this, yes?
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I’m sure you know how to comment as you just made a comment seconds ago.
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I don’t understand you…sorry.
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Yes you do.
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are you saying that I repeat my comment on your site here in the comments section of wordpress???
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It is in the comment section of my said post at https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2019/08/31/khai-khim-for-always-and-beyond-goodbye/
As you know, the comment section of a post is always at the bottom of the post.
You need to visit the post, scroll to the bottom to look for “Leave some Thoughts or Comments” and the comment box right below it.
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I thought I did so already…
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Hi Zaza,
You only just did so and have finally commented on my said post. However, it is marred by your feigning stupidity, as you seemed to be trying to be frivolously facetious or even puerilely impish with your comment “So confusing…where on your site do I type my eulogy comments???” that your comment will not be approved, not to mention that the post is a very special eulogy.
As mentioned in an earlier comment, you were supposed to be copying and pasting or retyping your original comment to the comment section of the said post:
Happy Sunday to you!
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WOW! You do not have to be rude, I give up.
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On the contrary, the rudeness, or whatever else you would like to call it, is from you who put such an inane comment on the eulogy as yours with “So confusing…where on your site do I type my eulogy comments???” when you already knew where to comment and did it. Do you really want people to see such a flippant comment from you on special eulogy post? Do you reaally want people to see how you have behaveed?
Thank you for giving up, Zaza.
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Hi Zaza,
I would like to inform you that the said comment has been properly fixed by me, since you have not been able to avoid, prevent and/or rectify the problem.
May you have a lovely week! Take care. 🙂
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Thanks Zaza.
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Welcome Khai and same to you to happy autumn.
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Thanks.
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😛😛😛😛😛
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It’s k happens with many bloggers
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Sean Young and Andie McDowell are both female too.
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Yes names r deceptive sometimes
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Hmmm can see from your super blog. Great
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Wonderful story and reminder Kamal. May more of us learn to live like this farmer knowing that our success and happiness is dependent on helping others.
Together we rise!
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Yes may we all live like the farmer who was selfless and working in harmony. Thanks so much for your kind words dear Brad.
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Wonderful thought! I feel this is the most important life lesson one has to learn to lead a peaceful life, I would like to share this to my family & friends. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Thanks so much for your kind words dear Megala 🌹 🌹😊 😊 and yes of course you can share it with your family and friends. Nice to inspire people how to live in harmony with each other.
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True…make others happy to be happy ourselves!!
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Yes dear absolutely true and make all happy and it returns back to us too. Thanks Indira 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏
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Happiness multiplies when it is divided 🙃
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words, Yacoob. Thanks so much for your kind words 😊😊😊😊😊
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Great post that teaches how to lead a peaceful and successful life.
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words, Meenakshi. Helping others selflessly is the Crux of living a contented life. Thanks so much 😊😊 😊😊 😊😊 😊
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Most welcome
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Sharing is caring, thank you Kamal
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Welcome 😊😊 😊😊 Cornelia and I agree totally with your words that is the Crux of living life. Thanks.
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A wonderful philosophy to have, Kamal, and very true too.
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Thanks dear Robbie and yes a great story so much to learn from these stories.
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My dear Kamal,
Absolutely true – when we make someone happy, it makes us happy, it is like a boomerang, a reward in itself, when done selflessly without any compensatory return in our mind. In the service to man, there is service to our own soul included, service to man means also service to God. To share with others is, on the basis of pure spirituality, is a divine virtue.
Thanks for sharing, dear Kamal 🙂
A happy weekend to you, my friend 🙂
Didi
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Welcome 😊😊 😊 and thank you for your valuable feedback dear friend Didi. Your comments are incredible and I agree totally with your words. Selfless service and making others happy is the reality. Love and light to you 😊😊😊😊😊😊
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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What a wonderful story and so true about life in general. I love this, Kamal. Thanks for sharing. 😀
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Thanks so much for your valuable feedback dear Diana and I agree totally with your words. Hope the people in this world could be selfless like that man. 😊😊😊
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Good premise for life Kamal. If only others thought so too.🌺🌸🌻
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Yes Kavitha hope others could think like this man and work towards harmony. Thanks so much for your kind words.😊😊😊😊
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Beautiful life lesson that is a universal law. When we strive to help others we all benefit. That’s why Jesus said there’s more happiness in giving then in receiving (Acts 20:35).
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words. Jesus had come to show us how not to be selfish but work in harmony and selflessly towards each and everyone. Thanks for your valuable feedback.
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Great words to live by! Thank you for sharing 😊💜
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Thanks Isha and this story was so true to how we need to live with togetherness. Just asking could you download my poetry book from Amazon.
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Haven’t had the time till now, but will definitely check it out soon 🙂
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K dear but please do not think I am forcing you to buy the book, Isha. It is entirely your priority to download the book.
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I absolutely LOVE this!! Incredible knowledge contained in this post. Thank you so much for sharing!!
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Welcome dear Amy and this story teaches us how to work in harmony with each other and live a beautiful and happy life on this earth. Thanks so much for your kind words.
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So very true. What a wonderfully generous attitude and such a beautiful caring way to live our lives.
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Yes dear Miriam i completely agree with your valuable words. We all need to work in harmony with each other to live a wonderful life on this earth. Thanks so much dear.
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Thanks for sharing this great post, sharing and caring is it surely helped that farmer a lot
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Thank you dear Denise for your valuable words. I completely agree with you. Working in togetherness and in harmony is what this world is all about if we have to flourish in Oneness.
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This is such a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing, Kamal!
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Welcome Kunal and yes I completely agree with you. Hope we could all stay in harmony with each other.
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Beautifully said & very true 🙂
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Thank you da-AL and I completely agree with you.
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Love that story. It puts helping others into so much perspective. Thank you
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your valuable feedback, Michelle. Thank you so much dear ❤️♥️❤️
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Hope all is well with you Kamal. Love
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Yes Ashok 👍 👍👍 👍 thanks what about you. All good
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Am good too Kama. Good to be back home after long travels.
Am coming to Mumbai today for 3 days Satsanga at Wadala
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Oh that’s great Ashok 👍 👍👍 👍
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Yes Kamal, real happiness comes when we make others happy. Sharing and caring is the best way to live peaceful life.
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Yes Deeksha and that is what Real happiness is all about. There is nothing else in life. We all need to be living this life of love and compassion.
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So true 👍 👍
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The Award-winning farmer is a wise person. It’s true that real happiness is when we make others happy. Thank you for this post, Kamal.
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Yes absolutely true, Miriam and he wanted to see harmony in every farmer and that is how we all need to live selflessly and work towards happiness. Thanks so much for your valuable feedback.
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You’re welcome, Kamal. In the monopoly world of the US, things can be complicated. One corn cooperation wants all corn farmers to buy seeds from them. One year, a farmer kept the seeds without buying seeds next year. His farm was set on fire and got everything burned.
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So mean people we have Miriam who r so selfish and would not like others to prosper. If we want a beautiful world then we all need to be sharing and living in harmony. Sad though, Miriam
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Kamal, you’re a very gifted, inspirational writer… excellent!
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Thanks so much for your kind words, Lance. This story proves how we all can stay in harmony with each other and bring happiness to everyone.
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My utmost pleasure, Kamal. You’re absolutely right- through harmony and love, peace is obtainable.
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And then we can all live happily ever after in this beautiful world Lance where there r no ears and no religion. Only one religion of humanness needs to be in our world.
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That would be wonderful… quite right.
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Yes 😊😊😊😊😊
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Lovely message, Kamal. 🙂
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Thanks so much Kitty 😊 😊😊 😊
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Welcome, Kamal. 🙂
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Thanks dear Kitty.
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This is wisdom.
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Yes I completely agree with you, Robert. Thanks a lot.
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So true . No one truly wins until we all win. What a wise story and beautiful story.
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Yes I completely agree with your words, Bella. We all need to live in harmony to live a life of happiness. Thanks so much.
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Welcome
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Thanks.
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What a wonderful analogy. You are so deeply and fundamentally right. The person in front of us are us, there really is no difference the way I see it. ♡ ♡
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Completely true Isabelle and if you go to see everything is you there is no one but you in this universe and you are helping yourself first and then the others. Thank you so much for your awesome feedback.
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It was my joy and pleasure ❤
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Thank you so much once again Isabella.
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Be helpfull if great for humanity
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Yes absolutely true. Divyen. That is humanity and kindness. Thanks so much.
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Thanks to you for reading it
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Welcome Divyen.
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Soo true.Life is short.We should live happily with others.
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Thanks for your kind words and I agree totally with your words. 👌👌👌👌🏼👌
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