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Old 10-07-2005, 11:20 PM   #29
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Yours and some others here. I hope you're not insulted, it's just that it's a very complicated, layered issue. You can never pin it down, how you feel about the things you value, precisely because you're constantly being exposed to new experiences that may or may not change you in some way or another - an encounter with a cancer survivor, the death of someone you know who was only 11 years old, a homelesss person you meet who used to be a corporate exec during the 80s, relocating for a job or someone you love, getting pneumonia, buying your first house or car.

What you thought were solid ideas you had about the world, about yourself, could gradually or suddenly change at the drop of a hat, and you're forced to question your values and what they mean now as opposed to when you were still in college or living with family.
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