We do not see things as they are, nor do we even see them as we are, but only as we believe our story to have been.
It is arrogant to believe that you know what is true for you. Surely you know in your own life with you that you cannot be trusted.
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It is arrogant to believe that you know what is true for you. Surely you know in your own life with you that you cannot be trusted.
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