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man knew what he was doing.<br />

So the princess was wrapped in the warmest shawls and<br />

gingerly placed — supported by numerous feather pillows<br />

— in the King’s carriage. The holy man got in beside her and<br />

instructed the driver where to go. He explained to the princess<br />

as they traveled, “I have a few urgent jobs to take<br />

care of on our way. You can accompany me.” They soon<br />

stopped in a poor area on the outskirts of the Kingdom.<br />

The sage stepped down from the carriage, carrying large<br />

sacks filled with clothing and food. He walked house to<br />

house, delivering bags of rice, lentils, wheat to the impoverished<br />

villagers.<br />

Soon, he returned to the carriage to find— as he had expected<br />

— the princess sitting up straight in her seat, peering<br />

eagerly over the side of the carriage. They drove a<br />

little ways, and again the sage stopped the carriage in another<br />

poor, rural village outside the wealthy kingdom. “I<br />

need your help in this village. There is too much for me to<br />

carry,” he told the princess. She barely needed the help of<br />

his hand to get down from the carriage.<br />

The sage carried the heavy bag and gave the princess the<br />

task of handing the food items and wool sweaters to the<br />

grateful villagers. At the first house, she walked slowly,<br />

delicately, and meekly put her hand in the large sack to<br />

take out the bags of rice and lentils.<br />

However, by the third house she was striding confidently<br />

down the path, and by the fifth house she was picking up<br />

the young children to hold them in her arms. As they walked<br />

back to the carriage, she insisted on helping the saint carry<br />

the sacks of food, and she did not need any assistance to<br />

get back up into the carriage. Her cheeks were rosy; there<br />

was a beautiful, radiant smile on her face and a glow in her<br />

eyes.<br />

Upon returning to the kingdom, three short hours after<br />

leaving, the princess nearly jumped out of the carriage and<br />

skipped up the steps to the castle! The King was amazed!<br />

How had the saint cured his daughter so completely, in<br />

such a short time?<br />

The saint explained, “Your daughter was suffering from a<br />

lack of meaning in life. She was suffering from the disease<br />

of being spoiled and having every whim gratified. She<br />

was ill from a life being lived in vain. A journey to the poorest<br />

of the poor, a few hours of giving rather than taking,<br />

the experience of service and selflessness are the only<br />

possible cures.”<br />

Thereafter, the princess traveled twice each week with<br />

the saint, back into the poor villages, distributing food,<br />

clothing and other necessary supplies. She used her position<br />

as princess to help improve the living conditions of all<br />

those who lived in poverty. She dedicated herself to helping<br />

all those in need.<br />

And she never suffered from a day of listlessness again...<br />

Every day people in the West go out, go to work, earn<br />

money and become more prosperous. Yet, at the end of<br />

the day, when they return home, they are not happy. What<br />

is the true secret to internal peace and everlasting joy? I<br />

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