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by
Kevin Kwan
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October 19 - October 25, 2023
Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves.’
“Everything ends up seeming irrelevant in the face of loss,”
The quality of the stone isn’t perfect, but when I wore it, it always reminded me of how life can surprise you. Sometimes, the thing that at first appears flawed can end up being the most perfect thing in the world for you.”
After all this time, with all the medical advances we’ve made, the human body is still an unfathomable mystery to us. The heart most of all.
No matter how old you are, no matter how ready you think you are, nothing quite prepares you for the loss of a parent.
Peel away the veneer of wealth and sophistication and you’ll find extremely provincial, narrow-minded people. The problem is that they all have too much money, and it’s come so easily to them that they think they’re bloody geniuses and so they are always right.”
I’ve realized that so many of my fears aren’t really my own. They’re the fears of my mother, my father, my grandparents. I’ve just unconsciously internalized them, and I’ve

