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If the world doesn't change... can we still be happy?

"If the world doesn't change...

Can we still be happy? "

The Buddha pointed out that

We may not control the whole world.

But we practice

Not to stick to things that change.

When the heart doesn't hold on

The suffering was thinner.

If this statement is useful,

Forward to the person who is carrying something in his heart. 🤍

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