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You've got to make a person aware of how miserable they really are and show them how happy they can be. Otherwise, why should they seek this nebulous goal called self-discovery.

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
Self
Goal
Nebulous
Really
Suffering
Miserable
Make
Happy
Buddhism
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Otherwise
Inspirational
Discovery
Shows
Aware
Persons
Seek
Person
Called

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