A young man once asked his grandfather, “What is the secret of a peaceful life?” The old man smiled and placed three cups on the table. In the first, he poured water until it overflowed. In the second, he added sugar until the tea became impossible to drink. In the third, he placed a lamp and kept adding oil until the flame turned smoky. Then he said, “Even good things lose their beauty when they cross the limit.” This is the wisdom behind the Sanskrit saying: “Ati darpe hata Lanka, ati mane cha Kauravah; Ati dane Balir baddhah, sarvam atyantam garhitam (Lanka was destroyed by excessive arrogance. The Kauravas fell because of excessive pride. King Bali was bound because of excessive giving. Therefore, anything in excess becomes dangerous)>”

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