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Šuzanne Jeffrey ride: When you have something new to wear, you feel good about yourselves, but when you don’t, you feel badly about yourselves. And the only thing that seems to satisfy people is always getting more and more and more. It is an insatiable desire that cannot be met. But what people don’t realize, of course, is that their desires cannot be met with external or material things, but only through our internal happiness. And, so, everyone needs to concentrate, when they dress, on appropriate clothing to wear – not simply buying those clothes that are in fashion at the current moment. Instead, concentrate on dressing to protect yourselves from the weather, and cover those parts of the body that need to be covered!” Again, he smiles a warm and gentle smile while looking around the room with a pervasive tenderness. “The fourth room is the kitchen: Other rooms can be included in this room, such as the dining room and living room (or computer room) but the real focus is on the kitchen. Why? Because this is the room that brings everyone together: This is the socializing room where we gather to sustain our bodies. Here, you have important discussions as well as have fun with your family and friends. Of course, if you spend too much time in this room, you may get fat!” He stops and listens to the people’s laughter. He smiles. “One of the biggest problems with this room is maintaining it. The people who shop for the food have to know many practical things: how to economize by buying just the right amount of food, when to buy it in season so it is fresh, and how to prepare it. They also need to have good equipment and storage facilities for the produce. And, of course, they need to know how to cook it! Not only is the kitchen important to learn about the economy, but in learning just how to effectively communicate with other members of the family. “If the computer room is included in this group of rooms, because of the socialization aspect we are discussing, we have to realize that we are building a community of friends with the rise of internet groups, and social networking groups. Now we have the advent of another kind of socialization, not just the face-to-face kind – even though we call it Facebook! Communicating on this level takes on commitment of always using Right Speech, because when we do not see a person with whom we are talking, we have to be careful to build the good habit of always communicating the truth. “The fifth, and final room, is the school or workplace. The real purpose of this room is