Eugene J Martin :
Truth is so large OR people’s minds are so small that they’re only able to nibble on the edges – and when growth brings them to the area where they can feed on truth itself, as they move in and eat of the seed, there they become truth.
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Growth
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Truth
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Food and Eating
Gift it
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