Hermann HesseEveryone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goals, ifhe is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast.
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Everyone has the ability to perform magic, but not everyone is willing to wait and not everyone is willing to fast. An example of this would be a person from a poor background trying to make it big in the music industry. They have the talent and will to make it big, but they don’t have the means. In order to achieve their goals they must wait until they can get a break.
But, if they can’t wait, then they won’t get that break and their goals will never be reached. This idea relates to how we all begin at different places in life based on our circumstances at birth. If we are able to think and if we are willing to wait then we can reach our goals no matter what position we start from.
Source: Siddhartha
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