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Acceptance Quote by Zhuangzi

“If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.” quote by Zhuangzi — Download Open image

“If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.”

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