Manuel PuigI felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.
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I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself. When I was younger, I had a lot of dreams. But I could not think of what I wanted to do with my life. So, I told stories to myself about how things could be.
It was not easy because I had so many different ideas in my head at one time. But this is what gave me the courage to follow my dreams. And now, I do not have any doubt about what I want to do with my life, even though there are many challenges ahead of me.
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