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I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. —Rabindranath Tagore

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”

Rabindranath Tagore poet, playwright, essayist

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Beth Moore from Washington DC AUGUST 5, 2014
And so....I TEACH

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