Most people...are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air…

Hermann Hesse
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Most people...are like a falling leaf that drifts and turns in the air, flutters, and falls to the ground. But a few others are like stars which travel one defined path: no wind reaches them, they have within themselves their guide and path. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2015). Siddhartha: An Indian Tale, p.56, Om Books International
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