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Peace Pilgrim

Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.

Peace Pilgrim

Age

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If you hold on to things that no longer serve a purpose in your life, those things start to control you instead of the other way around. In today’s world, many people become controlled by their material belongings because they find it hard to let go of them.

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