Advice to My 20 Year Old Self

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I think what might have been worthwhile to explain to myself at 20 is to recognize that every single person you meet is struggling. I didn’t know that then. You tend to see other people as completely formed individuals. I still do sometimes. But to recognize that everybody you meet – every single one of them, no matter how expensive their suit is, or how serious their expression is – is looking for significance. They are trying to do the best they can and they fail regularly. They are there within their own particular battle of their own life. So cut them some slack for that. Don’t let them off the hook, but recognize the shared nature of being a human being. Let people be themselves and make some allowances for them, and treat people a little more kindly as a result.

Col. Chris Hadfield
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