The adjuration to be "normal" seems shockingly repellent to me; I see neither hope nor comfort in sinking to that low level. I think it is ignorance that makes people think of abnormality only with horror and allows them to remain undismayed at the proximity of "normal" to average and mediocre. For surely anyone who achieves anything is, a priori, abnormal.
Gravity keeps your body down from flying high. On the other hand, nothing can keep you down from outperforming yourself and from continually growing to become excellent.
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Gravity keeps your body down from flying high. On the other hand, nothing can keep you down from outperforming yourself and from continually growing to become excellent.
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