Don’t sanctuaries become prisons, and vice versa, foremost in the mind?

Changrae Lee
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Most people are born with the mindset that they are entitled to everything they want, when in reality, they are not. The second most important part of our lives is to understand that we are not truly entitled to anything. We all have inherent value in what we do, yet this value is based on the fact that the world needs us in some way. Other people have value in their own right, so even when you yourself do not have any value, someone else does.

Source: On Such A Full Sea

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