sonder

sonder

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Last published Wed, Jun 7, 2017

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sonder - n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. they will go home to parents or husbands or wives or children or maybe just an empty room, and they will think about their problems the same way you think about yours. but perhaps with less violence. © julian picard 2017

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