Happiness is largely about being socially connected, yet we cannot be connected if we keep on being so hard and unforgiving towards ourselves and on the scars we wear inside.

Jellis Vaes
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The quote has an underlying meaning of how we can be happy by being socially connected, but we must be careful with how hard and unforgiving we treat ourselves. The message is about how we must forgive ourselves for our flaws and not always be hard on the scars we carry with us.

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