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A Dante term Jiang equates with happiness grounded in connection to God rather than mere mood.
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gladness
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...an unrelated question, but like in the last sentence, the word gladness, I think that it actually appears in many contos, but we haven't..."
Key Notes
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Jiang defines happiness or gladness as one's connection to God and says greater connection produces greater gladness.
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Aurelia agrees that the passage's language of desire and gladness makes it feel as if it is moving toward a climax.
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"...an unrelated question, but like in the last sentence, the word gladness, I think that it actually appears in many contos, but we haven't..."
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"Right. The closer your connection to God, the more glad you are."
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"...maybe i mean it's she's he's talking about desire right there's gladness like it feels very like that's kind of what he's talking about"
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"...donnie loves this i'm going also who make your way to gladness with"
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"...more than I. So many streams have filled my mind with gladness, so many and such gladness that mine must rejoice that it can..."
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"...of its just resentment, which ruined you and ended years of gladness, were honored then as were its close companions. A Buondamante through another's..."
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"...an elder dressed like those who are in glory. His gracious gladness filled his eyes, suffused his cheeks. His manner had that kindliness which..."
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"...Though I was close to her and in the world of gladness."
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"All right. So this is a really good question. Okay. So gladness is happiness. Happiness comes from your connection to God. And what's really..."
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"...entered by way of hearing and of sight. Oh, joy. Oh, gladness words can never speak. Oh, life perfected by both love and peace...."
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"...who saw what my desire was, her smile had so much gladness that within her face there seemed to be God's joy, began the..."
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