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“In a moment of enlightenment, I no longer perceived myself as being unconditionally delivered over to my fate, but rather called to acknowledge my own authorship. In other words, the tragic events that had taken place in the past were not things that had simply happened to me. Rather, they were actions that were at least partially initiated by me. That day, I was filled with faith that new possibilities of growth and change were waiting just around the corner.”

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Book:Know Thyself: An Autobiographical Manual for Designing a Successful Life
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