CHOOSE ME
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ELEANOR
CALDERON
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In man's life,
the absence of an essential component
usually leads to the adoption of a substitute.
The substitute is usually embraced with
vehemence and extremism, for we have
to convince ourselves that what we took
as second choice is the best there ever was.
Thus blind faith is to a considerable extent
a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves;
insatiable desire a substitute for hope;
accumulation a substitute for growth;
fervent hustling a substitute for purposeful action;
and pride a substitute for an unattainable self-respect.
