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The pleasure of freely roaming the intellectual
landscape of philosophers and artists
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The satisfaction of open discussion
with individuals who share an inquisitive and reflective attitude
towards life
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The elation of walking lightly,
free of guilt and sin
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The delights of mind-play, humor,
irony and satire of the human condition
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The inspiration of courageous thinkers who broke
out of orthodox shackles and liberated the human spirit
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The remembrance of heroes who gave their lives
to win freedom and social justice for their fellow humans
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The soaring of the heart when we experience afresh
the natural world, and feel our interdependence with all things
in it
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The balm to the spirit when we observe acts of
kindness between humans
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The confidence in following man’s exploration of
the universe and finding it consistent with one’s own observation,
logic and understanding
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Rejoicing in new birth as we contemplate the profound
cycle of life and death
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The bracing insight that religions are a product
of human imagination
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The marvel of human consciousness and its intricate
workings
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The ecstasy of music, art and literature, and our
recognition of the creators as fellow humans
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Sharing the mysterious windings of the heart and
the magnetic bonds of friendship
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Our pride in the efforts of science and industry
to diminish pain, poverty and hunger
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Recognizing insights of the world’s great teachers
and trying to bring them to the current scene
