"Why is everyone here so happy except me?" "Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere,"… — Anthony De Mello
"Why is everyone here so happy except me?"
"Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere," said the Master.
"Why don't I see goodness and beauty everywhere?"
"Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside."
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