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When the answer doesn't come, it's not supposed to come yet. Don't make eternity try and conform to what you want. That's desire. desire leads to frustration.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Trying
Eternity
Make
Supposed
Answer
Answers
Wisdom
Conform
Desire
Frustration
Doesn
Leads
Come
Buddhism

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