Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people mov…

Nhat Hanh
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Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh, Sherab Chodzin Kohn (2012). You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment, p.8, Shambhala Publications
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