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06/28/2008
Shame
One should not be ashamed of what one used to be, but pride oneself on what one has since become. Shame itself can only be at something past, for as soon as there is shame it changes one: shame is the pain of changing. It is the soul that sees the wounds it brought to itself by lowering itself to a lower level and painfully tries to heal the wounds. Only when shame lapses can one relapse to whatever deed or habit one is ashamed of.
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