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"The cause of your unhappiness is within you. If you try to find it anywhere else, you’re looking in the wrong place." "Replace each thought: Ill-will with good will, Hate with love, Frown with a smile, Nagging with praise Tears with laughter, Despair with hope, Silent envy with generous congratulations." "There is a power within us that can lift us to the heights- if you get rid of the thought of futility and self-pity." The above lines are extracts from my Mom's diary, written by her in the year she passed away. The year we were all shell-shocked by the sudden turn of events. A day I cannot forget- the day,nee, night at 3 AM, when we reached the ICU and the Doc told me'Your mother is no more'. One of the most gentle people I ever knew, feeling for all, sympathetic towards all, wanting to help all. And,maybe that's why God needed her in Heaven,is what I told myself at that time and still tell myself even today. Today , th...