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A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions. he tried every method he knew to get rid of them. still they plagued him. finally he wrote the department of agriculture. he enumerated all the things he had tried and closed his letter with the question: "what shall i do now?" in due course the reply came: "we suggest you learn to love them."
-Anthony De Mello
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A Man Who Took Great Pride In

Anthony De Mello
A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions. he tried every method he knew to get rid of them. still they plagued him. finally he wrote the department of agriculture. he enumerated all the things he had tried and closed his letter with the question: "what shall i do now?" in due course the reply came: "we suggest you learn to love them."
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