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Mendacity about feelings has always existed, but mendacity
does not bring a sense of happiness. It is like a room kept under

lock so that nobody can see its emptiness, and yet people still lie.

The material is essentially emptiness. We are concerned whether
we are appreciated or gossiped; it is important for us to

dominate, to be the object of envy with what we possess; to be in
the limelight. We are pleased when we are told we are smart and

calm. Fame only fills the room with volatile, ephemeral feelings.
The following day we fill the room again, but whatever we do, the

room is empty the next day because this system has lost its

values.

A hungry person instinctively strives to survive, it is a normal

reaction. A civilized and organized society will create
opportunities to change and improve both the society and the

individual. Today’s uncertainty motivates individual struggle that

brings about evil. The spirit, which is a sublimate of happiness,
serenity and joyfulness, will have to be promoted, expanded and

cultivated. We have to grow and develop. We have to rise to a
higher level.

It is not bravery to kill a person, it is miserable, brutal and

inhumane. It is bravery to do good deeds that will benefit both
you and the others. It is bravery when you do your best to

discover or create something that will be useful to the society.
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