"If you have time to chatter, Read books. If you have time to read, Walk into mountain, desert and ocean. If you have time to walk, Sing songs and dance. If you have time to dance, Sit quietly, you Happy Lucky Idiot."

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Source : "Happy Lucky Idiot". Poem by Nanao Sakaki, first published in his book "Break the Mirror", 1987.

Nanao Sakaki

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