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You think this is just
another day in your life?
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It's not just another day.
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It's the one day
that is given to you today.
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It's given to you.
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It's a gift.
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It's the only gift
that you have right now,
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and the only
appropriate response
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is gratefulness.
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(instrumental music playing)
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If you do nothing else
but to cultivate
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that response to the great gift
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that this unique day is,
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if you learn to respond
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as if it were the first day
in your life
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and the very last day,
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then you will have spent
this day very well.
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Begin by opening your eyes
and be surprised
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that you have eyes you can open.
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That incredible array of colors
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that is constantly offered to us
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for pure enjoyment.
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Look at the sky.
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We so rarely look at the sky.
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We so rarely note
how different it is
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from moment to moment
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with clouds coming and going.
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We just think of the weather.
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And even of the weather,
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we don't think
of all the many nuances
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of weather.
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We just think of good weather
and bad weather.
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This day right now
has unique weather,
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maybe a kind
that will never exactly
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in that form come again.
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The formation of clouds
in the sky
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will never be the same
that it's right now.
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Open your eyes.
Look at that.
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Look at the faces of people
whom you meet.
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Each one has an incredible story
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behind their face,
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a story that you could
never fully fathom,
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not only their own story,
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but the story
of their ancestors.
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We all go back so far.
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And in this present moment,
on this day,
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all the people you meet,
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all that life from generations
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and from so many places
all over the world
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flows together
and meets you here
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like a life-giving water
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if you only open your heart
and drink.
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Open your heart
to the incredible gifts
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that civilization gives to us.
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You flip a switch,
and there is electric light.
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You turn a faucet,
and there is warm water
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and cold water
and drinkable water.
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It's a gift that millions
and millions
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in the world
will never experience.
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So, these are just a few
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of an enormous number of gifts
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to which we can open your heart.
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And so I wish you
that you would open
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your heart
to all these blessings
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and let them flow through you,
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that everyone
whom you will meet on this day
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will be blessed by you,
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just by your eyes,
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by your smile,
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by your touch,
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just by your presence.
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Let the gratefulness overflow
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into blessing all around you.
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And then it will really be
a good day.
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