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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 39, January 2022
Vol.1, Issue 39, January

-Edgard replies with grief: The man takes his coat and leaves the table, and before
"Yes" he closes the café door, Edgard asks the man about his
-The man patted his shoulder and said: name, and the man answers:
"Let me tell you that your self-acceptance is the secret "My name is Edgard Charlie"
that will make you get through this. You were not born Then he leaves and disappears among the buildings in a
to impress anyone; you were created to impress yourself way that astounds the young man, whose wandering
only." eyes expressed his deep thoughts about what the man
* Edgard starts to pay more attention to what the old said and the strange similarity of names, not realizing
man is saying* that the one he met was his future self, trying to save
"If you seek to impress people, you will find that you him from abandoning himself and doing what would
lose what is unique in you, because you will change satisfy others.
your standards to suit everyone; your essence is within
yourself and not in what others see. You must seek to
love your essence and not bury it to impress others.
There are those who will accept you and love you as
you are."
-The young man asks with a feeling mixed with interest
and doubt:
"But what is the secret of your confidence in what you
say, or that this will work?"
-The man ignores the question and says with a smile:
"I'll tell you one last thing because my mug is out and I
have to go before my wife kills me - the young man and
the man laugh - don't be like he who burns his house
with his own hand by trying to adapt by changing
yourself. Just let your depths and thoughts paint your
life even if you are not good at drawing. At least it
would be better than leaving it to another painter."

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