"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

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This reflection on history by Faith Baldwin resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in history is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Faith Baldwin

Faith Baldwin was an American writer of romance novels and other forms of fiction, often concentrating on women characters juggling career and family. The New York Times wrote that her books had "never a pretense at literary significance" and were popular because they "enabled lonely working people, young and old, to identify with her glamorous and wealthy characters".

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"Wisdom principle 47 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 59."

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"Whatever can be noted historically can be found within history."

— Martin Heidegger
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"But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history."

— Martin Heidegger
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"The UK is not going to leave the European Union. Of course not. We are inextricably wound up with Europe. In terms of culture, history and geography, we are a European nation."

— Nick Clegg
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"I had a go at changing history - maybe not all by myself - I fought at the battle of Normandy, I slogged through the Ardennes, and I celebrated the liberation of Paris on the streets with beautiful French girls throwing flowers at me. I said good-bye to my first true love and discovered what I really wanted to do with my life."

— LeRoy Neiman
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