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ice　is　the　rent　we　pay　for　place　on　earth。”　That　kind　of　service　brings　the　true　happiness　we　all　seek。書包　網　。　想看書來

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The　antithesis　of　all　this　is　selfishness；　which　is　outstandingly　the　greatest　worldwide　vice1。　It　seems　as　though　all　the　world　had　the　“gimmies”；　selfishly　grasping　for　power　and　more　power　at　national　levels；　with　individuals　selfishly　struggling　for　material　things　at　their　own　level。

Each　one　of　us　needs　a　sense　of　humor　with　its　balancing　factor　of　a　sense　of　proportion2。　I　believe　a　sense　of　humor　brings　poise　and　a　start　towards　understanding。

My　credo　embraces　a　joyous3　approach　for　me　towards　my　fellow　man　and　for　collective　groups　towards　each　other。　I　want　none　of　that　grim　hellfire…and…brimstone　stuff　that　flourished　in　the　early　days　of　our　country—a　religion　of　frightening　fear　of　the　hereafter4。　Why；　even　their　old　church　pews　were　as　unfortable　as　strait　jackets！　A　joyous　approach　towards　living　even　cheers　you　yourself—to　say　nothing　of　its　warmth　that　eases　the　burdens　of　others。

I　believe　that　brotherhood　can　grow　from　this　to　help　destroy　forever　the　seeds　of　friction　and　injustice　that　stem　from　group　minority5　prejudices。

If　only　each　one　of　us　can　develop　a　sound　philosophy　and　work　out　a　course　of　conduct　as　individuals；　then　I　believe　we　can　solve　our　world　problems　at　the　international　level。　Thomas　Mann　once　gave　this　challenging　definition：　“War　is　only　a　cowardly　escape　from　the　pr