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To be lonely is to feel unwanted and unloved, and therefor unloveable. Loneliness is a taste of death. No wonder some people who are desperately lonely lose themselves in mental illness or violence to forget the inner pain.
Jean Vanier
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Jean Vanier
Age: 90 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 10
Died: 2019
Died: May 7
Naval Officer
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
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Wonder
Loneliness
Forget
Mental
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Death
Inner
Therefor
Feel
Taste
Unloved
Feels
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People
Violence
Desperately
Loses
Illness
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