There once was an elderly quilter who was an excellent craftsman and lived happily. One day the quilter reflected on her life, which had been dedicated to her art, and she believed she was too insulated from the rest of humanity. So she went to God and said, "I feel guilty about my happiness, and I want to see the entire world."

"Show me how you make beautiful quilts, and for one day I will give you eyes that see everything," God said.

The quilter demonstrated all her skills in quilt making, which put a smile on the face of God, who returned the favor by giving her eyes that could see all. When the quilter witnessed all the pain and suffering on earth, she was overwhelmed and no longer believed her quilt making amounted to anything. But God could see the goodness in the world, and the new quilts that God made relieved some of the suffering.

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