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"Few people really face the fact that they are going to die one day. If you contemplate your own death, in a sense it means that you accept how unimportant you are. It's a way of stepping back from the present, of the immediate concerns of the world in which you're engaged, realizing just how insignificant you are within the whole scheme of things -- within the swirl of "samsara". And yet you are essential in your place, even if you may not be of great importance. Everybody is essential. But it is a matter of having a balanced view of your place in the world. Having enough respect for yourself to understand that you too have a role to play and at the same time, having enough humility to accept that your role isn't as important as you or some people may think it is."
~ Aung San Suu Kyi
~ Aung San Suu Kyi