We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let lif…

Thomas Merton
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We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions and paradoxes of which true life is full. ✨ Thomas Merton (2008). Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation, p.35, Sounds True
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We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions and paradoxes of which true life is full. ✨ Thomas Merton (2008). Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation, p.35, Sounds True

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