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What does it mean?
It frames losing ownership of a person as a good thing.
In plain terms
No one should own another person.
What can you take from it?
Let people be free.

Where it applies

  • relationships
  • separation

Putting it to work

  • releasing control

Questions to consider

  • Is loss always good?
  • When is letting go right?

Another view

It ignores the complexity of attachment.

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