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Humility

Humility is often mistaken for thinking less of yourself. But perhaps humility isn’t about thinking less of yourself at all. Perhaps it is about seeing reality clearly. The proud person says: “I’m more important than I am.” The ashamed person … Continue reading →

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“Man grows used to everything”

As I was reading the other day, a line from Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment stood out to me. Raskolnikov had wandered into a tavern and found himself listening to Marmeladov — a broken, alcoholic man recounting the wreckage of his … Continue reading →

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