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This truth I firmly hold, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding my life has been a gift, a blessing to the world.
Anthony de Mello
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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
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Can one talk about the ocean to a frog in a well or about the divine to people who are restricted by their concepts?
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The butterfly in a caterpillar: the eagle in an egg the saint in a selfish human being.
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