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What does it mean?
A person's true value is how much they have been freed from themselves.
In plain terms
You are valuable if you forget yourself.
What can you take from it?
Value comes from letting go of ego.

Where it applies

  • personal growth
  • moral judgment
  • self-improvement

Putting it to work

  • reducing ego
  • helping others

Questions to consider

  • What binds you?
  • What is real worth?

Another view

Self-interest is often necessary for individual survival.

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