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Listen to the rock

Talk to the tree

Ask the pillow

Debate with the stapler

Consult the cloud

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Does the leaf feel lonely when autumn comes?

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Does the cloud die?

3. rocks have drama llama.png

Do the rocks have drama llama with one another?

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Does the mailbox feel abandoned because everything moved online?

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Do books get lonely when nobody opens them?

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Does your front door recognize your footsteps?

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Does your pillow become a little softer to comfort you when you're sad?

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Does the sunset feel a little sadder when you're not there to wave goodbye?

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Does the mountain ever wish it could move into the city?

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Do the stars have social status, and is the brightest star considered the fairest of them all?

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Does the ocean ever get tired of making waves?

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Does the bird get jealous that the tree could live longer?

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What does the grass think about the tree's shadow stealing its sunshine?

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What made the breeze decide to come this way?

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Do all snowflakes from the same cloud consider themselves siblings?

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Do the seasons ever wish they could trade places?

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Does our washing machine have a secret underground tunnel where socks escape during laundry? If not, where do they go?

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Does the refrigerator secretly rearrange your food, so you only see things you dislike but are good for you?

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What does the umbrella secretly do on all the sunny days?

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Does the shadow ever plot to overthrow the person?

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Does the pebble wish to become a mountain someday?

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​Does the sidewalk remember your name?

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What does the bridge think of the cars passing beneath it?

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Do raindrops race each other to see who reaches the ground first?

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Does silence have a sound?

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​If the wind could write a book about everything it has overheard, which country would have the most drama llama?

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What does bird wife usually argue with bird husband about?

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Does the butterfly envy the caterpillar for being young, while the caterpillar envies the butterfly for being successful?

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​Do bees organize a protest for higher wages?

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What does the spider out in the yard think of the spider in the house?

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Does the ant hold the largest kingdom in the underground world?

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Are squirrels secret spy agents for aliens, quietly keeping tabs on humans?

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Does the sun also set an alarm to rise every morning?

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When the light bulb went out for several days, does the lamp go on vacation?

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Does the notebook feel like a failure when too many of its pages remain blank?

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How many secrets does your purse know about you?

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​Do the keyboard and the screen secretly team up to make you look like a bad typist?

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​Does your phone tell the other appliances that it's the king of the house because humans can't live without it?

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Does your calendar feel happy because it's your birthday, or sad because you're celebrating somewhere else?

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If the mirror likes you, does it make you look prettier?

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In the pen world, does the pen that gives its last drop of ink win the race, while the one that runs out halfway is considered a drop-out?

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Is a crack in the sidewalk considered a workplace injury, and does the sidewalk receive workers' compensation for six months?

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Does the yellow traffic light ever file a discrimination complaint because it always gets the shortest turn?

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Does the stapler come out to play at night and forget to come back to its original place in the morning?

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Does the spoon also call the chopstick "Asian"?

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​Does the rainbow think it's beautiful?

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Do clouds ever feel self-conscious about being fat?

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Do you think the microwave, tables, chairs, and coffee maker in your lunchroom listen to your stories, then trade them with one another like currency?

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​When two countries go to war, which country's soldiers get to enter heaven?

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Why do ghosts always wear white?

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If clothes can travel to the other side (after life), why do they stay clothes? Why not fabric, cotton, seeds, or even plants?

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​Is my happiness the same as your happiness?

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Find that secret space that is just yours

One day, the Buddha was walking toward a village with his disciples. As they approached, a group of villagers came out to greet him.

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One man stepped forward and said, "Master, every teacher who comes through our village claims to know the truth. Each tells us to follow a different path. We are confused. Who should we trust?"

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The Buddha looked at the villagers for a moment and replied,

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"Do not believe something simply because you have heard it many times.

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Do not believe it because it has been handed down through tradition.

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Do not believe it because it is written in sacred books.

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Do not believe it because a teacher, elder, or authority says it is so.

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Do not believe it merely because it sounds reasonable or agrees with your own opinions.

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Instead, observe for yourselves.

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When you know through your own experience that something leads to kindness, compassion, wisdom, and the well-being of yourself and others, then embrace it and live by it."

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The villagers thanked the Buddha. Rather than giving them someone to follow, he gave them a way to discover the path for themselves.

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- Kalama Sutta - 

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