People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not tr…

Nhat Hanh
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

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