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From the Ted Talk by Emily Esfahani Smith: There's more to life than being happy
Unscramble the Blue Letters
belgoinng, purpose, transcendence, storytelling: those are the four plrials of meaning. When I was younger, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by all of the pillars. My parents ran a Sufi meetinghouse from our home in Montreal. Sufism is a spiritual pcatrcie associated with the whirling dervishes and the poet Rumi. Twice a week, Sufis would come to our home to mtditaee, dinrk Persian tea, and share stories. Their practice also ivneovld serving all of creation through small acts of love, which meant being kind even when ppoele wronged you. But it gave them a purpose: to rein in the ego.
Open Cloze
_________, purpose, transcendence, storytelling: those are the four _______ of meaning. When I was younger, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by all of the pillars. My parents ran a Sufi meetinghouse from our home in Montreal. Sufism is a spiritual ________ associated with the whirling dervishes and the poet Rumi. Twice a week, Sufis would come to our home to ________, _____ Persian tea, and share stories. Their practice also ________ serving all of creation through small acts of love, which meant being kind even when ______ wronged you. But it gave them a purpose: to rein in the ego.
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- drink
- people
- practice
- pillars
- meditate
- belonging
- involved
Original Text
Belonging, purpose, transcendence, storytelling: those are the four pillars of meaning. When I was younger, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by all of the pillars. My parents ran a Sufi meetinghouse from our home in Montreal. Sufism is a spiritual practice associated with the whirling dervishes and the poet Rumi. Twice a week, Sufis would come to our home to meditate, drink Persian tea, and share stories. Their practice also involved serving all of creation through small acts of love, which meant being kind even when people wronged you. But it gave them a purpose: to rein in the ego.
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