Suddenly summoned to witness something great and horrendous, we keep fighting not to reduce it to our own smallness.
I__ sure the driver was a great guy and all he wanted was to drive me to my hotel__ut he was a complete stranger to me and the truth is that being vigilant isn__ a part-time job, it__ not about being nice to people, it__ about reality. I made a terrible mistake once, believing the monsters that want to hurt us are easily labeled and identified, rather than walking and hiding amongst us. That__ my reality.
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I__ sure the driver was a great guy and all he wanted was to drive me to my hotel__ut he was a complete stranger to me and the truth is that being vigilant isn__ a part-time job, it__ not about being nice to people, it__ about reality. I made a terrible mistake once, believing the monsters that want to hurt us are easily labeled and identified, rather than walking and hiding amongst us. That__ my reality.
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