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Chinese asking for help!

Posted by S.Ryan on March 13, 2003

In Reply to: Chinese asking for help! posted by Chinese on March 13, 2003

: In general, the more remote a thing seems in time, the less its reality, and w
: ith this goes naturally the assumption of its relatively sharp separation from
: anything concerning our personal lives.

: can you explain it for me, thanks!

: I think this means that the further one is away from, or separated from, an event, place or person, in time and distance, the less real or important it seems to one personally.

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