![It was entirely due to my mother [a devout Buddhist] and her kindness and perseverance that the family was saved from utter ruin. For a period of 17 years--from the age of 9 until I was 25 years old--my mother never spent a day free from domestic difficulties.](/assets/img/quote-photos/it-was-entirely-due-to-my-mother-a-devout-buddhist-and-her-kindness-and-perseve.jpg)
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