Leo: How can I make life better?
Wise man: First, let’s answer this question: How can you make water better?
Leo: We cannot make it better. It’s perfect the way it is.
Wise man: Well, the same thing with life. Life is perfect the way it is. Here’s another question: Can you make water worse?
Leo: Yes, certainly… So, the same thing with life? You can only make life worse?
Wise man: Exactly! And the final question: How can you make bad water better?
Leo: Remove all bad substances from it?
Wise man: Exactly!
Leo: So, the same thing with life? To make a bad life better you need to remove the things which make it bad from it?
Wise man: Right! And what do many of us do?
Leo: We try to add more good stuff instead. We think we should add more ‘goodies’ to it.
Wise man: Right! Life is not about adding more things to enjoy it. It’s about removing things that prevent you from genuinely enjoying it.