CHAPTER 11

Live in Peace and Balance

Radiate a peaceful, strong, and positive light from within.

There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who could paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried, and the king looked at all the pictures. After deliberating for several days, he had narrowed down his choices to two. He had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for the peaceful mountains that towered around it. Overhead, fluffy white clouds floated in a blue sky. Everyone who saw this picture said that it was the perfect picture of peace.

The second picture had mountains as well. However, these mountains were rugged and bare. Above them was an angry gray sky from which rain was falling. ...

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