"That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality - your soul, if you will - is as bright and shining as any that has ever been. Bright as Shakespeareâ€™s, bright as Gandhiâ€™s, bright as Mother Theresaâ€™s. Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly."

Source : "George Saunders’s Advice to Graduates". Commencement Speech, 6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com. July 31, 2013.

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