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Henry Miller

Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.

Henry Miller

Fear

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Henry Miller suggests that people hold back and limit themselves because they are afraid of losing their identity or control. He argues that only by fully letting go and losing that sense of self can we truly discover who we are.

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