You are me, and I am you. Isn't it obvious that we inter-are? You cult…

Nhat Hanh
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You are me, and I am you. Isn't it obvious that we inter-are? You cultivate the flower in yourself, so that I will be beautiful. I transform the garbage in myself, so that you will not have to suffer. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2013). Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems, p.154, Parallax Press
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You are me, and I am you. Isn't it obvious that we inter-are? You cultivate the flower in yourself, so that I will be beautiful. I transform the garbage in myself, so that you will not have to suffer. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2013). Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems, p.154, Parallax Press

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