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The Soul’s Secret Craving: When Everything Is Possible, Nothing Is Desirable
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The Soul’s Secret Craving: When Everything Is Possible, Nothing Is Desirable

To resurrect Desire we must play by the rules of the fairyland.

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They say that during the 80s, the primary concern of most teachers was how to encourage students to pursue their “good” desires and leave the “bad” ones behind. Nowadays, the only thing a teacher seems to care about is how to inspire students to want something — anything at all.

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