Learn to like what doesn't cost much -- Learn to like reading, conversation, music -- Learn to like plain food, plain service, plain cooking -- Learn to like fields, trees, brooks, hiking, rowing, climbing hills -- Learn to like people, even though some of them may be different . . . different from you -- Learn to like work and enjoy the satisfaction of doing your job as well as it can be done -- Learn to like the song of birds, the companionship of dogs -- Learn to like gardening, puttering around the house, and fixing things -- Learn to like sunrise and sunset, the beating of rain on the roof and windows, and the gentle fall of snow on a winter day -- Learn to keep your wants simple and refuse to be controlled by the likes and dislikes of others.
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