“The next time you feel yourself getting jealous of someone else’s good fortune, think about all the secrets you have been hiding from all the people you love. Think about how shocked they would be if they knew of these terrible wounds you keep inside you. Now look back at the person who you are envious of. Imagine how many secrets they must be hiding. Would you really be jealous of them if you knew all of their pain and all of their deepest, darkest scars?”

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