The twenty-two virtues of self
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Explore territories unknown for yourself through Brooke, a young girl who, at last, understands the ultimate reality of death and resolves to live each day in a way we all can benefit from... in a way we all NEED to benefit from.
Read how Brooke de- codes complex emotions that she has been unable to understand, even after their logical identification by her practical brain.
And then she understands: in the end, life is not a mathematical problem. It does not necessarily have one direct solution, or at times, any solution at all.
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