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“The time is ripe, and rotten-ripe, for change... [Truth's] mirror is turned forward, to reflect The promise of the future, not the past...” quote by James Russell Lowell — Download Open image

“The time is ripe, and rotten-ripe, for change... [Truth's] mirror is turned forward, to reflect The promise of the future, not the past...”

James Russell Lowell

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When you walk down the street of Kabul your values for life changes, they do change.

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I hope I continue to evolve.

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