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10,000 Joys and 10,000 Sorrows – Revisited

September 10, 2022August 31, 2022Artists/Creativity

This post originally ran on March 18, 2018 Buddha once said that everyone would experience 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows in their lifetime. I came across that quote the other day, and the number jolted me. It sounded so high! I mean, it’s not hard to imagine 10,000 joys if you think of a joy...

10,000 Joys and 10,000 Sorrows

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018Artists/Creativity

Buddha once said everyone would experience 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows in their lifetime. I came across that quote the other day, and the number jolted me. It sounded so high! I mean, it’s not hard to imagine 10,000 joys if you think of a joy as finding a pretty feather as a child or...