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True Satisfaction
by Anthony de Mello

A Quaker had this sign put on a vacant piece of land next to his home: "THIS LAND WILL BE GIVEN TO ANYONE WHO IS TRULY SATISFIED."

A wealthy farmer who was riding by, stopped to read the sign and said to himself, "Since our friend the Quaker is so ready to part with this plot, I might as well claim it before someone else does. I am a rich man and have all I need, so I certainly qualify."

With that he went up to the door and explained what he was there for. "And art thou truly satisfied?" the Quaker asked.

"I am, indeed, for I have everything I need."

"Friends," said the Quaker, "if thou art satisfied, what dost thou want the land for?"

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This is from The Heart of the Enlightened, a book of spiritual stories by Anthony de Mello.


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