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Yesterday, I was clever so I wanted to change the world

Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today i am wise, so I am changing myself. Jalal ad-din Rumi
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Is reaching grand achievements seems futile when in the process you feel tired, burnt out, absolutely dissatisfied with some aspects of your life? What about feeling joy every steps of the way.
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It is while making art, focusing on the process as opposed to the end outputs that people feel the most bliss and joy. It is through this process that they moved from cleverness to wisdom as they realised that their only purpose is joy. As internal desires are attuned to joy, the external world just transform itself as we welcomed with open arms change.

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