What we have to be is what we are. ✨ Thomas Merton (1975). The Asian J…

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What we have to be is what we are. ✨ Thomas Merton (1975). The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton, p.308, New Directions Publishing
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What we have to be is what we are. ✨ Thomas Merton (1975). The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton, p.308, New Directions Publishing

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