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“(On realising that he is not a born warrior, as the rest of his troop are): A cherished self-conception must be given up, and one feels diminished by it. This is mistaken, however. A person discovers that he has been made stronger by the jettisoning of this sham and disadvantageous bag-gage. In fact, he has become more “himself,” by aligning his self-concept more closely with fact.” — Steven Pressfield
(On realising that he is not a born warrior, as the rest of his troop are):
A cherished self-conception must be given up, and one feels diminished by it. This is mistaken, however. A person discovers that he has been made stronger by the jettisoning of this sham and disadvantageous bag-gage. In fact, he has become more “himself,” by aligning his self-concept more closely with fact.