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I once read about a man who had learnt the meaning of life and everything just by listening to the river. He was a ferryman by profession and was deeply peaceful and happy. (the ferryman in siddartha)

I once read about a man who had hypothesized that if he can understand the complexity of one wave, all attributes, characteristics of one single wave before the wave strikes the shore and dies..if he can just understand this then he believed he can understand everything. (Mr Palomar by Italo Calvino)

I once read about a woman who liked to bake cakes. She believed that different varieties of cakes, different sizes, tastes, ingredients, recipes was just like life. She was very happy with this and she always wanted others to eat the cake. She believed that while making it she knew how exactly it would taste. (Eat cake ..author unknown)

I once thought about a man who believed that if he can help just one person, if he can bring difference in the life of any one person, he will die happily. That was his life's motto and that was he lived for. (After watching Central do Brasil)

I once met a man who was satisfied with his life. He never complained. People believed that he was not ambitious but i think he knew his ambitions better than others. He is still living happily now and people around him still live with heavy hearts and still call him unambitious. (Cant be disclosed)

I once listened to a man who told me that he savored everything for the fleeting moment and the next instant he had forgotten the past as he was immersed in enjoying the moment. This way he had no worries about future and no sorrow of past. It was present and he was enjoying it. ( Retellings a play i saw at RangaShankara)

I once read about a man who had vowed to speak the truth and follow the right throughout his life. He lived with this forever his life until one day lord himself asked him to speak one lie for the betterment of others. And he obeyed the lord and spoke the only single lie of his life. For this, he had to spend some time in hell after his death. I always wonder why lord gave him such a command. (Yudhisthir in Mahabharatha)

I once knew a man who believed that there is nothing wrong in being materialistic as long as you speak truth. As long as you practice the right, use you judgment wisely and understand and learn from your mistakes, you are entitled to enjoy this life. (Cant be disclosed)

I once read about a girl who cared for everybody in her house. She did all the house chores, worked for everyone else but she never complained. She did all this silently, happily and she lived her life peacefully. She died young. If there is a god then he couldnt have lived without her
. (Beth in Little women)