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Helen Keller

I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
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Helen Keller is saying that she rarely focuses on what she cannot do, and this does not cause her sadness. Occasionally, she feels a slight, unclear longing, but it is gentle and fleeting, similar to a soft wind passing through flowers.

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