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I don't look at myself in the mirror much. When I do, it's when I'm checking things over for what's going wrong: do I need to shave? is that a zit? is it time for a haircut?
My reluctance is probably tied into insecurity and self-loathing.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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