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Fable
A fable is a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities such as verbal communication), and that illustrates or leads to an interpretation of a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly in a pithy maxim.
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There was a time, not so long ago, when refrigerators could not dream and vacuum cleaners could not weep.
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― The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances
― The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances
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Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.
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― Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation
― Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation
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