“The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”
– African Proverb
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Riddle from the Middle 
This is so true. That’s why the elite few in the village will cast out the child into the ghettos.
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That’s a profound thought.
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Sadly this is true.
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It really is…
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I think this proverb might be my first tattoo.
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I found it powerful.
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Wow. That’s deep. ❤
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It’s had me thinking all night long.
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And so we burn.
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For days and years on end.
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We don’t get to these points randomly.
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Exactly. To think people just spontaneously combust into this sort of rage is short sighted.
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Interesting proverb. Will have to think on that.
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It does make one think, doesn’t it.
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This is a truth many are ignoring.
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True.
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🙏👍
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