Everyone is always in need of something that another person can give, …

Jonathan Safran Foer
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Everyone is always in need of something that another person can give, be it undivided attention, a kind word or deep empathy. There is no better use of a life than to be attentive to such needs. ✨ How Not to Be Alone by Jonathan Safran Foer, www.nytimes.com. June 8, 2013.
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Everyone is always in need of something that another person can give, be it undivided attention, a kind word or deep empathy. There is no better use of a life than to be attentive to such needs. ✨ How Not to Be Alone by Jonathan Safran Foer, www.nytimes.com. June 8, 2013.

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