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Human beings come into the world with certain aspirations; they need to love and be loved:
they need to know, and they need to create. It is the fulfilment of these aspirations that
they call happiness. Before they can fulfil their aspirations, however, they need to add
something more to the baggage they bring with them; it is not enough to want something in order
to obtain it. Happiness is like a talent that has to be cultivated. If you don't cultivate it,
it will never amount to anything.
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When you get something you want, of course, you are happy for a little while, but that
satisfaction is soon followed by a feeling of emptiness, and you start to want something else.
Your satisfaction never lasts. So what is the answer? The answer is to set out in pursuit of the
farthest and most innaccessible goal: perfection, immensity and eternity. In pursuing this goal,
you will find all the things you desire: knowledge, wealth, power and love. Yes, you will find
these things without even asking for them.
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