«Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.»
Buddha *
* (Kapilavastu, India c.563 / c.483 BC).
The founder of Buddhism, one of the great religions of the world. He was the son of a wealthy ruler of a kingdom near Nepal, in Asia. Many miracles are said to have herald his birth. When Siddhartha realized the misery of the world, he left his palace, his father, his wife and his children, and wandered for seven years seeking the truth.