Not long ago, I wrote a note about a person who (obviously!) has a LOT of wisdom to teach us!

Then, only TWO (2!) pages later, she wrote this:

I absolutely decline to write my own pitiful life. I have the very appearance of egotism, and I feel almost a disgust of speaking of myself.

Josephine Butler in When Courage Calls by Sarah C. Williams

Wait. Isn’t that what we’re SUPPOSED to do? Write about ourselves / flaunt our egos? Reading stuff from people in other cultures or time periods (Josephine lived from 1828-1906) is confusing!

Anyway, I hope this provides clarity for you!

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