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We don't like aging any more than does the society we live in. Youth is what sells products. Young studs and hourglass figures are the envy of everyone who desires health and happiness. Such advertising is unrealistic. It just projects the idea of eternal youth.

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Being able to listen effectively is a skill that, once developed, improves what goes on in the gray matter. It helps us become more constructive, logical and less inclined to salvage the ego after every misunderstanding.

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The costs to develop a new drug is $648 million, nowhere near a billion dollars Medium annually sales after FDA approval comes in at 1.6 billion dollars. This may appear unreasonable. However, many cancer drugs bring in $22.2 billion. Considering this figure it's not difficult to conclude that Big Pharma rakes in the cash while cancer patients receive sup-par treatments that only make them sicker.

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Anger is not necessarily bad. It's how it is put to use in our lives. We consider it as a negative emotion, something to be avoided. However, anger can be constructive. There's no injustice in reacting to a threat. Anger fires up the adrenaline and gives us the power to rectify a situation before it gets out of control. The right kind of anger can spur us into taking action. Wars of justice and equality have been fought against the forces of aggression.

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It's a misconception that sying fit requires a lengthy workout as a gym. If you're overweight, you wouldn't want to be seen straining your muscles lifting five-pound weights while other fit bodies pump a hundredweight. Getting in exercise doesn't necessarily require gym time. It may do you more harm than good. Working out at the gym does help get in needed exercise, but you can get fit even if you never set foot in one.

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To achieve spiritual enlightenment we need to know what causes us to suffer. According to the Buddha's second noble truth, the reason we suffer is due to what he called "clinging and grasping." This principle causes us to stay in an unenlightened life. Because we do, we can never achieve spiritual knowledge, nor holiness

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Playing at the casino may be fun, but the chances of winning are unlikely as the house has a distinct advantage. Nevertheless, lots of people love to try their hand and hope to walk away with more than they brought to the table. Like lotteries, the chances of winning at roulette or blackjack is slim.

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No one with power and wealth should be allowed to leech the public just so they can enjoy their wealth. But you know it as well as I do, that's been the plague of mankind. The rich continue their hold on power and do it on the backs of the common man on the street. That's been going on for as long as we've walked the Earth. The Eloi enjoy the profits of the slaves.

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