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Instant enlightenment is to give all your happiness away to others.

David Deida

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David Deida
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: March 18
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Non-Fiction Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
Enlightenment
Instant
Happiness
Away
Others
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