“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”
–Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
Also erroneously dispersed as:
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
-Carl Jung
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Chel Owens 
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Interesting. The first quote is much stronger.
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Yes, but maybe less catchy?
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Perhaps, everybody interprets ideas differently.
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Agreed, either way!
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❤️
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I was who I was once. It was a strange experience.
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But, will you be he yet again?
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Who knows? 🤷
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Being or becoming who you are is great, as long as it doesn’t get you fired from your job.
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🤔 You make a valid point. Do you have experience with this?
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Yeah, my first career was as a radio disc jockey. Being myself got me fired a couple of times.
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I wish anyone would have heard it, except my boss.
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I like the one that starts, “The pilgrimage of a lifetime….”
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We are on one, at that.
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Interesting. I think I prefer the first.
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I’m undecided. I do find it interesting to see what each brings to mind.
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It probably depends how we’re thinking and how we interpret it at the time.
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My privilege was to serve along side myself in my administration…
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Did you thank yourself and your administration?
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It’s the Shakespeare exam tomorrow so we are maxed out on quotes. It’s actually nice to read a quote in modern English…
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Ha! My son’s class is putting on “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” so I relate to feeling maxed out!
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