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“How does one attain happiness?' 'By learning to be content with whatever one gets.' 'Then can’t one ever desire anything?' 'Yes, one can,' said the Master, 'provided one has the attitude of an anxious father I once met in a delivery ward. When the nurse said, 'I know you were hoping to get a boy, but it’s a baby girl,' the man replied, 'Oh! It doesn’t matter really, because I was hoping that it would be a girl if it wasn’t a boy.” — Anthony de Mello
How does one attain happiness?'
'By learning to be content with whatever one gets.'
'Then can’t one ever desire anything?'
'Yes, one can,' said the Master, 'provided one has the attitude of an anxious father I once met in a delivery ward. When the nurse said, 'I know you were hoping to get a boy, but it’s a baby girl,' the man replied, 'Oh! It doesn’t matter really, because I was hoping that it would be a girl if it wasn’t a boy.