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When I stop thinking about myself all the time and put other people before me on a regular basis, that’s real freedom.
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The quote presents freedom as a change in attention and priorities. Instead of being constantly focused on yourself, you make room for other people and regularly place their needs ahead of your own. In this view, freedom is not simply doing whatever you want; it is becoming less confined by self-absorption and more able to care for others.
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