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Recently in a conversation I had, I was trying to remember where I saw the conversation below. It came to my attention on Pinterest again and so I thought I\u2019d share it. It makes through anecdotes a general point that I think ought to be obvious: when you judge people for being poor and yet having some things that you take for granted, instead of judging the system that you participate in for leaving people poor, and instead of judging yourself for not having been the one to share with those in need such things that might be of use to them, the problem is you<\/em>, and not them.<\/p>\n

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