f powdered milk, salami on bagels for lunch with water, and salami and cheese on bagels for dinner. Then it was re-supply time we hiked out 20 miles to get more food and to drop off some backpackers who could not continue. We were too tired to even pack our own backpacks with provisions, so the re-supply people did it for us. The next day we hiked the 20 miles back to our base camp and unloaded. And to our surprise they had given each of us an orange. That single piece of fruit was the most satisfying meal I have EVER had. No meal since that single simple piece of fruit has been able to satisfy me the way that orange did. That is the way I came upon the simple philosophy in which balance and moderation are the keys to being happy in this life. If every day is a sunny warm day and you

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