The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Sometimes I feel as though I must do something big for you to even know I exist. This world did not teach me the inherent worthiness of my being. Yet now that I know, I willingly offer my life to others. Today I am much further apart from that peculiar man, who when looking at a mountain, sees only the timber and minerals. Though I am cold and hungry too, what satisfies me most deeply is not taking from the mountain, but giving myself to it.
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