"But in the end, what one would truly need, is to accept living with that secret, or maybe living out in the open with what used to be a secret, by oneself," Teja says, remembering the things he fought himself over, fiercely, when he was but new to this place. "The most important one to say 'It's okay, you're okay' as you put, will ever be you yourself. Then, you may keep the secret without shame, or stand in the open with it, defying shame."
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"But in the end, what one would truly need, is to accept living with that secret, or maybe living out in the open with what used to be a secret, by oneself," Teja says, remembering the things he fought himself over, fiercely, when he was but new to this place. "The most important one to say 'It's okay, you're okay' as you put, will ever be you yourself. Then, you may keep the secret without shame, or stand in the open with it, defying shame."