{"id":112,"date":"2010-11-26T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/2010\/11\/in-the-words-of-the-dalai-lama.html"},"modified":"2010-11-26T00:00:01","modified_gmt":"2010-11-26T00:00:01","slug":"in-the-words-of-the-dalai-lama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2010\/11\/in-the-words-of-the-dalai-lama.html","title":{"rendered":"In The Words of the Dalai Lama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">Question:<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-ZA\"><font face=\"Calibri\">&#8220;What thing about humanity surprises you the most?&#8221;<\/font><\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-ZA\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Calibri\"><span lang=\"EN-ZA\">The Dalai Lama&#8217;s answer was as follows:<\/span><span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\"><span lang=\"EN-ZA\">Man<\/span><span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-ZA\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.<\/font><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span lang=\"EN-ZA\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health.<\/font><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span lang=\"EN-ZA\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present,<br \/>and as a result he does not live in the present or the future.<\/font><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><font face=\"Calibri\"><span lang=\"EN-ZA\">He lives as if he&#8217;s never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived.<\/span><span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">The most valuable gift that God gives us along with his unconditional love is our health.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">Our health, well being and vitality empowers us to fully live and actualize our divine potential.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">Being healthy in all aspects of life, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically and financially<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">allows us to function at our highest and most creative levels and make our greatest contributions.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">May you be blessed this Thanksgiving with a renewed spirit, purpose, attitude and health.<\/p>\n<p>And may you manifest your highest creative potential&#8230;..<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><font face=\"Calibri\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span><font face=\"Calibri\">&#8216;He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything.&#8217;<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span><font face=\"Calibri\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Calibri\"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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