We will be able to depart this life with the quiet peace-giving notion, that we were permitted to contribute to the happiness of many who will live after us. In our long lives we endeavored to unfold the collective consciousness. In our lives we have known hell and heaven; the final balance, however, is that we helped pave the way to dynamic harmony in this earthly house. That, I believe, is the meaning of life.
Look, Aerin, preparation is only half the challenge of winning a debate.___nd the other half?__e had her now. __ou have to choose the right side.___our side, you mean._ She bristled.__o, the losing side.___hat?___lways choose the weaker side.___hy would I do that?_ Doubt edged her voice, but now she was sitting erect, her feet flat on the floor.__ecause then you have further to go to prove your case._ He eased the feet of his chair down. __n a debate, there are two sides. If both make a good argument, then the less popular side wins because that side had further to go to prove its point. Simple logistics.___f you don__ care which side wins._ She frowned.__t__ a debate. It doesn__ matter which side wins.___ou mean it doesn__ matter to you._ The tone in her voice unsettled him. Or maybe it was the fact that that her criticism disturbed him at all.__t__ a class,_ he said. __he point is to flesh out the different sides of an argument.___nd you don__ care if the truth gets lost in the shuffle. Don__ you believe in anything?!
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Look, Aerin, preparation is only half the challenge of winning a debate.___nd the other half?__e had her now. __ou have to choose the right side.___our side, you mean._ She bristled.__o, the losing side.___hat?___lways choose the weaker side.___hy would I do that?_ Doubt edged her voice, but now she was sitting erect, her feet flat on the floor.__ecause then you have further to go to prove your case._ He eased the feet of his chair down. __n a debate, there are two sides. If both make a good argument, then the less popular side wins because that side had further to go to prove its point. Simple logistics.___f you don__ care which side wins._ She frowned.__t__ a debate. It doesn__ matter which side wins.___ou mean it doesn__ matter to you._ The tone in her voice unsettled him. Or maybe it was the fact that that her criticism disturbed him at all.__t__ a class,_ he said. __he point is to flesh out the different sides of an argument.___nd you don__ care if the truth gets lost in the shuffle. Don__ you believe in anything?!
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