want you to know that I love your ordinariness, because I, too, am ordinary. The truth is, we are all ordinary. No matter how famous or beautiful one is, no matter how much money or power one has, no matter how many wonderful accomplishments one has had, we all have our share of setbacks, heartbreak, and loss. We have to face challenges we have no control over. Loneliness and the fear of death will accompany us to our final days. Everyone is on the same treacherous journey of life’s tainted glory. So I love you, you who shyly stood before me, murmuring softly that you are ordinary, offering
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