@sarah · October 23, 2026
In answer to Gibran’s question
It seems horribly arrogant to say who does and who doesn’t deserve something.
I couldn’t hold my hands up and say I deserved very much. In fact, I’m with Homer Simpson. Every day you don’t get your comeuppance, that’s a good day.
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Indeed! It seems the only thing I truly deserve is my just desserts. So, who am I to judge?
Um, that’s kind of the point of the quote, isn’t it? Because the second line is “I ask this because you must understand that to withhold is to perish.”
@patricia it definitely is. World would be a better place with that being a core tenet, wouldn’t it?
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