In response, one luminous streak answers most humbly, "I only do what I believe is obligated of me; respecting the entirety of the world's population, assisting an old acquaintance in as many ways possible, being selfless in all aspects of my life and giving back to the extent I am able to manage, as those less fortunate than me do so much more than I could imagine, and lastly, simply giving a warm smile every now and then, just to present that the contagious happiness of one can give hope to one who is suffering, as everyone suffers in one way or another. ... " At said momen...

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Truths lie inside the inner soul of all human beings, it is just a matter of when and where they will come out. ... An epiphany, a passing glimpse, the realization of what he has created and destroyed, willingly, or blindly going about hacking through the jungle blindfolded, searching for something of extrinsic importance. ... I believe Conrad wanted his audience to judge for themselves the importance of Kurtz's words. ... The intricate woven fabric, with each tiny fiber being a thread of knowledge, experience, and lessons learned make up the blanket of our personality. ... A variable mon...

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In all cultures, human beings make a practice of interacting with what are taken to be spiritual powers. ... The word religion is derived from the Latin noun religion, which denotes both earnest observance of ritual obligations and an inward spirit of reverence. ... By defining religion as a sacred engagement with what is taken to be a spiritual reality, it is possible to consider the importance of religion in human life without making claims about what it really is or ought to be. ... Religions typically hold that human beings have a higher nature that exists in tension with a lower nature, ...

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