A book from Japan offers practical ways to free your mind from stress

Awakening to the fact that your life is priceless

There are many people out there who say that they don’t own anything – neither money nor property nor assets. But in fact, everyone has lots of things. For example, relationships with others are one such thing. As I discussed earlier, certain types of relationships can become a source of worry, but I’m sure you have many other types of relationships that can help you.

Also, we can certainly be grateful for having a body of our own. Organ transplants have become a common practice nowadays. Some parents in impoverished parts of developing nations are selling their children’s kidneys, eyes, and other body parts to survive.

In other cases, parents cut off one of their children’s arms so that they can live on as a beggar.

It’s a blessing to be able to walk on our own legs, eat with our own hands, and work. What do you think would happen if we asked people in affluent countries like Japan and America to sell their arms? How much do you think they would be willing to sell them for? Would you sell one of your arms for one million dollars and both of your arms for...

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