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Notes on the Inner Meaning of Conscious Labor, part IV
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Notes on the Inner Meaning of Conscious Labor, part IV

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May 24, 2019
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 Intentional suffering involves the servant girl not only learning the language of the household, but agreeing to do all of the work that she is given. 

The house is a huge, complicated operation, with untold numbers of dependents, and that entire community all has to act together in concert to support one another. This means that inevitably some servant…

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