Quite paradoxically…
Quite paradoxically, people don’t always find success pleasant and important. We fight, then fall. In the midst of the despair and anger, our life can be intensely colorful. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 – 1996): The Eyes of Taro… More »



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