A conversation between Wayne Dyer and his student: “If I were to squeeze this orange as hard as I could, what would come out?” I asked him. He looked at me like I was a little crazy and said, “Juice, of course”. “Do you think apple juice could come out of it?” ‘No! he laughed. ‘What about grapefruit juice?’ ‘No!’ ‘What would come of it?’ ‘Orange juice, of course’ ‘Why? Why when you squeeze an orange does orange juice comes out?’ He may have been getting a little exasperated with me at this point. “Well, it’s an orange and that’s what’s inside.” I nodded. “Let’s assume that this orange isn’t an orange, but it’s you. And someone squeezes you, puts pressure on you, says something you don’t like, offends you. And out of you comes anger, hatred, bitterness etc. Why? The answer, as our young friend has told us, is ...
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