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March 1968

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One way or another, hundreds of thousands of people have discovered that the kindness they show others anonymously, without any thought of a reward or even, frequently, thanks, is like a boomerang when well thrown. It returns happiness, not in the bland terms of our TV and newspaper-column purveyors of homespun philosophy, but by peace of mind and soul that leads one to discover a purpose for living. This is the only kind of happiness we know that is not a mere sense of euphoria, as short-lived as it is artificial.

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