"Everything will be forgotten and nothing will be repaired", from Milan Kundera.
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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This has helped me with my procrastination and helping to understand co-workers and people in general. Life gets busy and we always mean do get to things, but it’s really on what we actually do and complete that is real.
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"Good things come to those who wait". It has been true so many times in my life.
The life of a punctual man is a hell of undeserved loneliness
I read this in a book when I was 15 and I've never been on time since
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Now that your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, why not find a better job?
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For my whole life is a tall order. Probably "what goes around comes around".
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