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Past Dispatches's avatar

We are kindred spirits, you and I

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Danway's avatar

Same same

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Carlitos Schmitt's avatar

Literally me

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Roman S Shapoval's avatar

same here!

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Chad Wright's avatar

God bless you

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Niknak's avatar

Beautiful

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Snail swallower's avatar

Loved it

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pasdheine's avatar

Still such a beautiful piece of writing

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Contarini's avatar

May God bless you, and grant you wisdom and all the virtues.

Your dream of the ideal life sounds appealing.

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Andoni's avatar

I keep coming back to this essay. It's such an accurate reflection of my own confusion.

Thank you for writing this.

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Andoni's avatar

Fantastic! Absolutely loved this!

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Bedivere Bedrydant's avatar

At first I thought this was making fun of me

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Fr. John C.'s avatar

I, in my mid-sixties, hope to be scholar when I grow up.

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Grant Smith's avatar

We'll find our way there or die trying. A worthy life either way.

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Roman S Shapoval's avatar

You're already building that future, that library. Through this writing, you are coming to know your unknown God. Thank you so much for the short and sweet essay. It resonates deeply with my wannabe cabbage farmer / greek philosopher roots!

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Billionaire Psycho's avatar

The Fabian strategy worked against Hannibal Barca; patience and cleverness are more useful than reckless courage.

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whiggles's avatar

Start farming

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Myriad Mike's avatar

Beautiful!

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