A local free magazine that came through the door includes a few hundred words of Buddhist-inspired wisdom. The column starts:
As a child, were you encouraged to aim for perfection*?
The footnote at the bottom of the page explains:
The word * ‘perfection’ comes originally from the Greek ‘telios’ meaning ‘completeness’, ‘purpose’
The first thing that bothered me about [...]
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In which Harry demonstrates his pedantic soul
14 July 2006 – 12:32 am