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A professor gave a balloon to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it and throw it in the hallway. The professor then mixed all the balloons. The students were then given 5 minutes to find their own balloon. Despite a hectic search, no one found their balloon.

At that point, the professor told the students to take the first balloon that they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it. Within 5 minutes, everyone had their own balloon.

The professor said to the students: "These balloons are like happiness. We will never find it if everyone is looking for their own. But if we care about other people's happiness, we'll find ours too".

Amazing.

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happytulip

I like that.

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springcross

This is really good, thanks. x

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Veteran250β€’ in reply tospringcross

Satisfaction guaranteed πŸ™‚πŸ‘

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Roukaya

Very trueThe person who wrote the best seller the seven habits of highly effective people went on to become a Pastor and he wrote the eighth habit by which he said

Fulfilment lies oh helping others along your path

Again Muhammad Ali one of the greatest humanitarians that ever lived said

Service to others is the rent we pay on Earth for our room in heaven

If ever I succeed to finally become a Licensed Probate Practitioner I would put this motto in my office

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stillaboveground

Very true, very profound.

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Sheila_G

I love that. What a great analogy. Thank you for sharing it.

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CraftypersonReading Rabbits

That's lovely

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CraftypersonReading Rabbits

Would you mind if I shared this please?

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MichaelJHβ€’ in reply toCraftyperson

Not at all! It was shared to me...

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CraftypersonReading Rabbitsβ€’ in reply toMichaelJH

Cheers

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Floxxy

Great, that is so true. X

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RLN-overcomer

That is is a lovely, and insightful reality. Thanks for adding joy to this forum.πŸ‘πŸ˜€ Have a blessed day, and weekendπŸ˜€πŸ‘

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MichaelJHβ€’ in reply toRLN-overcomer

Thank you...

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