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Poetic Outlaws's avatar

Sorry folks, for some reason when I posted this this morning the comments were disabled. I fixed it.

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David Snider's avatar

I have always thought that the idea of finding oneself was suspect. The idea of creating oneself: much better!

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Bruce Elkin's avatar

Very moving and useful thoughts from GBS. I have the short one posted on the wall next to my desk. Always lifts me. Thanks!

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Raveen's avatar

Good message. In that sense, it truly is crucial that we genuinely believe in ourselves and take charge of our lives in order to pursue our genuine goals and ambitions.

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Not My Real Name Either's avatar

Great quote !

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Alison's avatar

A splendid torch - what a great analogy .. may your light shine ever brighter …

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Dianne Hayward's avatar

Oh yes!

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Nancy Lin's avatar

Beautiful thoughts! The more we burn, the more we shine on the lives of others.

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Daniel Villa's avatar

What an emotionally-moving piece of writing. "I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live." is such an amazing sentence and philosophy. Just beautiful.

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Rad Andy's avatar

It’s funny how joy as the words say are in for front but we need to back think it in some dull way .. to really let it seep in- the experience the life we live - the moment of it. These words here wut you say are real and true . 🙏

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Ariel T. Friesner's avatar

Your attribution makes no sense: "The first two paragraph(s) are from" one source, "the second paragraph is from" another source. You mean to say the rest is from another source?

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Poetic Outlaws's avatar

Sure.

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