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200:00:04,180 --> 00:00:06,340Once upon a time there was a boy.

300:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,780One day he was told a story by his parents

400:00:09,780 --> 00:00:12,500who he loved and trusted very much.

500:00:12,980 --> 00:00:15,820They told him about a wonderful box.

600:00:16,100 --> 00:00:20,740Inside the box was the most amazing reward anyone could ever have.

700:00:20,960 --> 00:00:25,380A reward so wonderful that it cannot even be imagined.

800:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,080The boy could see the look of love on his parents' faces

900:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,260as they told him about this wonderful box.

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00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,800The boy wanted to open the box straight away

1100:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,160but his parents told him he couldn't.

1200:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,780"You can't open the box straight away," they told him.

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"Opening the box too early

1400:00:43,980 --> 00:00:47,960- stops you from getting all of the wonderful things inside it.

1500:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,420- While you wait, you should learn as much as you can about it."


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1600:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,360As he grew older, the boy did learn more about the box

1700:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,360He learned that he had to work to get the reward inside it

1800:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,540and that he would only get the reward if he did good things

1900:01:03,540 --> 00:01:05,400instead of bad things.

2000:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,400It didn't take him long to realise that doing good things made him feel good,

2100:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,300like a little reward.

2200:01:12,840 --> 00:01:17,240Sometimes he found it difficult to know if something was good or bad,

2300:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,580when that happened he felt as though the box would help him through his heart.

2400:01:21,940 --> 00:01:25,180When he got things wrong his heart would feel sad,

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00:01:25,180 --> 00:01:29,080and when he got things right his heart would feel happy.

2600:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,520Sometimes he couldn't tell what his heart was telling him

2700:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,620so he would ask other people.

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He knew when he had found the right teacher with the right answer

2900:01:38,260 --> 00:01:41,380because it would make him feel happy in his heart.

3000:01:41,900 --> 00:01:45,340Over the years the boy met people who had boxes of their own.


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3100:01:45,980 --> 00:01:50,600These people also said that they had the most wonderful box in the universe.

3200:01:51,300 --> 00:01:54,480It made sense that there would be enough boxes for everyone

3300:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,840but these people had different ideas of what was good and bad.

3400:01:58,260 --> 00:02:00,680Their boxes surely could not be real.

3500:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,940The boy closed his eyes and asked for help to understand.

3600:02:05,420 --> 00:02:07,280After some time thinking,

3700:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,460he realised that the others might not be listening to their hearts properly.

3800:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,800Or maybe they were listening to the wrong teachers?

3900:02:15,380 --> 00:02:18,740Excitedly, he asked his teachers about what he had learned

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00:02:18,740 --> 00:02:20,880and they told him that he was right.

4100:02:21,500 --> 00:02:25,020He continued his life feeling good for doing good things,

4200:02:25,020 --> 00:02:27,940and feeling bad when he did something wrong.

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He gave some of his pocket money to charity

4400:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,140and helped people when they needed him.

4500:02:33,940 --> 00:02:36,800Sometimes he would think about those poor people


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4600:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,380who had the wrong boxes.

4700:02:38,780 --> 00:02:40,560How could he help them?

4800:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,480He was sure that they were wrong but they didn't know it.

4900:02:44,020 --> 00:02:47,400Did they think he was wrong and didn't know it?

5000:02:48,140 --> 00:02:50,880He now enjoyed doing good things so much

5100:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,360that he was happy to do them without getting

5200:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,780the reward inside the box at all.

5300:02:56,300 --> 00:02:59,680He asked his parents if it would be okay to open the box

5400:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,540as long as he promised not to tell anyone what was inside.

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00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,660He didn't think it would be too much to ask

5600:03:06,660 --> 00:03:10,800but his parents told him that opening the box would be very wrong.

5700:03:10,800 --> 00:03:14,020Even thinking about opening the box was very wrong.

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If he opened it then he would not get what is inside the box

5900:03:17,980 --> 00:03:21,100and everyone would be very angry with him.

6000:03:21,660 --> 00:03:26,260He felt bad for even thinking the box might not be real, and he said he was sorry.


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6100:03:26,660 --> 00:03:28,380His parents forgave him.

6200:03:29,100 --> 00:03:31,180One day one of his uncles visited.

6300:03:31,520 --> 00:03:32,973His uncle asked him...

6400:03:32,973 --> 00:03:34,693"What's in the box?"

6500:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,860The boy started to tell his uncle about the box.

6600:03:38,380 --> 00:03:41,760As he did he could feel his whole face light up with love.

6700:03:42,380 --> 00:03:44,780"That's very interesting," said his uncle,

6800:03:44,780 --> 00:03:45,860- how do you know?"

6900:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,140"Pardon?" said the boy.

7000:03:49,900 --> 00:03:52,200Uncle: "Has anyone ever looked in the box?"

7100:03:52,760 --> 00:03:53,680Boy: "No"

7200:03:54,220 --> 00:03:56,040Uncle: "Then how do you know what's in it?"

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00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,560The boy thought for a minute.

7400:03:58,920 --> 00:03:59,920Then he said...

7500:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,820"My parents told me what is in the box, they wouldn't lie to me.


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7600:04:04,820 --> 00:04:09,380- People around me were also told by their parents what is in the box.

7700:04:09,380 --> 00:04:11,980- We know this all the way back, forever.

7800:04:12,180 --> 00:04:14,240- That's how we know what's in the box!"

7900:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,360"Shall we open it and have a look?" asked his uncle.

8000:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,340"No!" Said the boy.

8100:04:20,340 --> 00:04:23,380"There is no reward for people who open their boxes!"

8200:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,920"Knowing the truth is enough for me," said his uncle.

8300:04:27,760 --> 00:04:29,680The boy also wanted to know

8400:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,180if what he believed about the box was true,

8500:04:32,180 --> 00:04:35,040but the idea of opening the box felt wrong

8600:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,780and it made him feel scared.

8700:04:37,140 --> 00:04:41,200Boy: "It is wrong to open the box, everyone will be angry."

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00:04:42,300 --> 00:04:44,280His uncle stood and rubbed his chin.

8900:04:44,840 --> 00:04:46,320"I know," he said,

9000:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,240"you aren't allowed to OPEN the box, right?"


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9100:04:50,020 --> 00:04:51,520"That's right," said the boy.

9200:04:51,900 --> 00:04:55,060Uncle: "Is there a rule about not listening to the box?"

9300:04:55,420 --> 00:04:57,120Boy: "Not that I know of."

9400:04:57,940 --> 00:05:02,080His uncle left, and then after a short time returned with a stethoscope.

9500:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,180He slid it around on the box and listened.

9600:05:05,180 --> 00:05:07,620"Hmm, interesting," he said,

9700:05:07,620 --> 00:05:09,980and handed the stethoscope over to the boy.

9800:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,920They boy listened carefully and asked

9900:05:12,920 --> 00:05:13,960"What is it?"

10000:05:14,540 --> 00:05:16,640"It's quiet," said his uncle,

10100:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,420"whatever is in the box isn't moving, or it would make a noise."

10200:05:21,460 --> 00:05:23,920"Maybe it doesn't move?" suggested the boy.

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00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,440His uncle rubbed his chin again.

10400:05:27,740 --> 00:05:30,740"If we could see through the box without opening it

10500:05:30,740 --> 00:05:32,680- that wouldn't break the rules, would it?"


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10600:05:33,420 --> 00:05:36,860The boy thought. The answer in his heart was unclear

10700:05:36,860 --> 00:05:39,900but he couldn't think of any reason why it would be wrong.

10800:05:40,620 --> 00:05:42,740"I think it will be okay," he said.

10900:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,240His uncle disappeared again,

11000:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,260this time returning with a camera.

11100:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,120"This is a thermal camera," he said,

11200:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,020"If there is something in the box it will look hot or cold

11300:05:54,020 --> 00:05:56,420- and we will see it on the camera.

11400:05:56,420 --> 00:06:00,600- If we are lucky we will even get to see the shape of what is inside."

11500:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,480His uncle pointed the camera at the box and stared at the screen.

11600:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,040"Hmm, interesting," he said.

11700:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,000The boy was excited.

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00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:14,560Everyone would surely be proud of him for learning all he could about the box

11900:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,020without breaking the rules.

12000:06:16,380 --> 00:06:17,800"What is it?" he asked.


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12100:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,620"It's not hot or cold," said his uncle.

12200:06:21,340 --> 00:06:25,460The boy felt sad that again he had learned nothing new about the box.

12300:06:26,040 --> 00:06:27,800He thought for a moment and said...

12400:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,860"Perhaps it is something that is the same heat as the box?"

12500:06:32,780 --> 00:06:34,720His uncle smiled and said

12600:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,680"I thought you might say that, so I brought some scales with me.

12700:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,480- Let's weigh everyone's boxes.

12800:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,400- If your box is different then it will not weigh the same as the others."

12900:06:45,880 --> 00:06:50,100The boy agreed, and so they started to weigh everyone's boxes.

13000:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,180Finally the boy looked down at his own box

13100:06:53,180 --> 00:06:55,640and then slowly lifted it unto the scales.

13200:06:56,120 --> 00:06:57,820"That's odd," said the boy.

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00:06:58,220 --> 00:07:00,060"What is?" asked the uncle.

13400:07:00,540 --> 00:07:02,620"It weighs the same as all the others,

13500:07:02,620 --> 00:07:04,100- I've learned nothing!"


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13600:07:04,620 --> 00:07:06,120The boy was confused.

13700:07:06,300 --> 00:07:08,940He knew that if one of the boxes was different

13800:07:08,940 --> 00:07:11,800then it should be easy to find which one it was,

13900:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,960but they all seemed to be the same.

14000:07:14,700 --> 00:07:18,220He also knew that if all of the boxes were the same

14100:07:18,220 --> 00:07:21,540then everyone would think the same things are good or bad.

14200:07:21,860 --> 00:07:23,500That's not what was happening.

14300:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,740He thought back to the lessons of his teachers

14400:07:26,740 --> 00:07:30,040they had said "Perhaps all of the boxes are real

14500:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,800- but nobody understands their boxes properly except for us."

14600:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,140He thought of the other people with boxes of their own.

14700:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,680When had their teachers started to get things wrong,

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00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,360and why hadn't they noticed?

14900:07:42,840 --> 00:07:46,760He wondered: "How can we be sure anyone is right?"

15000:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,360Suddenly he felt scared.


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15100:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,020He tried to push his thoughts to the back of his mind,

15200:07:52,020 --> 00:07:54,060so that he wouldn't have to think about them.

15300:07:54,560 --> 00:07:55,960"Open the box"

15400:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,080said his uncle, smiling softly.

15500:07:58,080 --> 00:07:59,640"No!" Said the boy.

15600:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,680"Is it important to know what is real?" asked his uncle.

15700:08:04,380 --> 00:08:05,560Boy: "Yes"

15800:08:06,300 --> 00:08:10,040Uncle: "Why do different people feel different things are good or bad

15900:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,400- why should anyone be angry with you

16000:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,640- for wanting to check if things are real?" Asked his uncle.

16100:08:16,060 --> 00:08:19,740"Think for yourself, open the box and learn."

16200:08:20,180 --> 00:08:22,960"I believe I already know the truth!" Said the boy.

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00:08:23,860 --> 00:08:26,640"You believe you can't open the box.

16400:08:26,640 --> 00:08:31,220- You believe you can't even think about opening the box." Said his uncle.

16500:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,220"I'm not saying your parents are liars.


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16600:08:34,220 --> 00:08:36,800- Sometimes people just get things wrong.

16700:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,320- When people get something a little wrong

16800:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,460- and then their children get it a little bit more wrong

16900:08:42,460 --> 00:08:43,620- and so on,

17000:08:43,620 --> 00:08:46,180- you end up with something that is very wrong.

17100:08:46,440 --> 00:08:52,140- In the end you get lots of people with lots of different ideas that are all wr

ong.17200:08:52,140 --> 00:08:54,960- You thought you learned nothing about your box.

17300:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,400- Really you learned lots about it.

17400:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,660- What is inside doesn't move,

17500:08:59,660 --> 00:09:01,240- it isn't hot or cold,

17600:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,840- and it doesn't weigh anything.

17700:09:02,840 --> 00:09:07,320- You have learned that your box is just the same as an empty box.

17800:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,860- Open your box, and find the truth!"

17900:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,600The boy leaned forward and held the lid of the box.

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He was scared, but he wanted the truth.

18100:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,520He knew far too much about the box to stop now,

18200:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,840he wanted to know everything about the box.

18300:09:23,140 --> 00:09:26,120He slowly peeled open the lid and looked inside.

18400:09:28,420 --> 00:09:30,180And there was nothing!

18500:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,340The boy waited for something awful to happen,

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but nothing did.18700:09:35,040 --> 00:09:39,020Had he wasted his life believing there was a reward in an empty box?

18800:09:39,620 --> 00:09:40,820What would he do now?

18900:09:41,060 --> 00:09:45,720Was there anything to do in life other than working hard to earn his reward?

19000:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,580His life felt as empty as the box.

19100:09:49,340 --> 00:09:53,400Then he remembered the little lost girl he had once found in the park.

19200:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,020She had been so afraid and was crying.

19300:09:56,500 --> 00:09:59,460He remembered how happy her mother was when he took her back.

19400:09:59,660 --> 00:10:01,480He remembered how good it felt.

19500:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,420


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Helping them already felt like a reward.

19600:10:04,420 --> 00:10:06,100He was still glad he had done it.

19700:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,620He thought of the orphans in poor countries who he sends his pocket money to.

19800:10:11,100 --> 00:10:13,640There are so many children in poor countries,

19900:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,360was there any reason to help only a few of them?

20000:10:16,820 --> 00:10:19,340He still wanted to help them!

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In his heart he felt it was the right thing to do, but why?20200:10:23,900 --> 00:10:26,560"Shall I tell you the truth?" Asked his uncle.

20300:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,020"What is it?" Asked the boy.

20400:10:30,340 --> 00:10:34,500Uncle: "The truth is that you are a lovely and kind boy.

20500:10:35,300 --> 00:10:39,160- You helped people because they needed someone to help them,

20600:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,500- not because you wanted a reward.

20700:10:41,500 --> 00:10:44,700- The truth is that there was only ever you

20800:10:44,700 --> 00:10:46,160- with your full heart

20900:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,040- and an empty box.

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To whom it may concern.

21100:10:53,240 --> 00:10:57,280When you open your box you prove yourself worthy of receiving the truth.

21200:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,580The truth is that you have been given an amazing gift,

21300:11:01,580 --> 00:11:04,420the gift of life without the need for a box.

21400:11:04,920 --> 00:11:08,360You are free to give to charity for the benefit of those you help

21500:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,940rather than because you think you will be rewarded.

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You are free to refrain from evil because you are a good person21700:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,520rather than because you are scared of punishment,

21800:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,800and you are free to entertain any idea

21900:11:21,040 --> 00:11:26,020without the fear that someone or something is listening to your every thought.

22000:11:26,680 --> 00:11:29,540Your body is a unique configuration of atoms,

22100:11:29,540 --> 00:11:32,400borrowed from the universe for a very short time.

22200:11:32,920 --> 00:11:37,160One day those atoms will be returned so that others may exist after you.

22300:11:37,520 --> 00:11:41,780Do not waste this brief opportunity following boxes of empty promises.

22400:11:42,180 --> 00:11:44,120Explore your amazing life.

22500:11:44,620 --> 00:11:46,860


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OPEN YOUR BOX!

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