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Vantage Point
Where You Stand Defines Who You Are
What is the point of worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one’s life took? Surely it is enough that the likes of you and I at least try to make our small contribution count for something true and worthy. And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment — Kazuho Ishiguro, Remains Of The Day
Don’t explain your philosophy, embody it — Epictetus
The reality is that all of us live in a bubble. We are proverbial frogs in a pond. The environment around us can force us to think about the rest of the world from the vantage point we are currently in. Often, that means we define our own selves as the center of the universe. We view the world only from ‘a’ perspective and not from multiple perspectives. However, changing and constantly shifting our perspective can help us understand the relative…
