There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some people exist insignificantly, like minor marks on a surface.
- In plain terms
- Some people are just small spots on the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Many live lives of perceived insignificance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define significance?
- Who are the invisible people around you?
Another view
This view denies individual agency and worth.
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