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HORIZON, 2020-21

A SHORT STORY FOR YOUR

HAPPINESS

- LATHA NARAYANAN

Once upon a time,there was a person coming

to a new village, he was relocating,and he was

wondering if he

would like it there..So he went to the Zen

master of the village and asked,"Do you think I

will like it in the village? Are the people nice?”

The master asked back, ” How were the people

from the town you came from?”. “They were

nasty, greedy, angry and lived for cheating and

stealing,” replied the newcomer”Those are

exactly the type of people we have in this

village,'' said the master.

A day later another newcomer came to the

village and asked the same question.

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