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bvar22

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61. "Self-reflection is, when done honestly, sometimes painful, but nevertheless essential."

Sat Aug 15, 2015, 04:19 PM

Aug 2015

I've always enjoyed the thoughtful content of your posts,
and the care with which they are written,
but I will give you a DURec if your post were only this line:

'Self-reflection is, when done honestly, sometimes painful, but nevertheless essential."

AFAIC, THAT is the Meaning of Life.

"An unexamined life is not worth living." (attributed to Socrates)

The Catch-22 in all of this is that NO man (or woman) can examine their own lives.
We REQUIRE other people to see what we can't see.
DU actually does that for many.

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