“I never said it was easy to find your place in this world, but I’m coming to the conclusion that if you seek to please others, you will forever be changing because you will never be yourself, only fragments of someone you could be. You need to belong to yourself, and let others belong to themselves too. You need to be free and detached from things and your surroundings. You need to build your home in your own simple existence, not in friends, lovers, your career or material belongings, because these are things you will lose one day. That’s the natural order of this world. This is called the practice of detachment.”

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About Charlotte Eriksson

Charlotte Eriksson is a Swedish journalist and author. She has written extensively on gender equality and social issues, offering sharp, accessible commentary on contemporary culture. Her work often bridges journalism and narrative, making complex topics approachable.

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