Solo aquello que se ha ido es lo que nos pertenece.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The text says that what is lost is what truly belongs to us.
- In plain terms
- We only own things once they are gone.
- What can you take from it?
- Loss gives things meaning or ownership.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you own?
- What have you lost?
Another view
Ownership usually requires possession, not loss.
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Que otros se jacten de las paginas que han escrito; a mi me enorgullecen las que he leido.
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