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To have, or not to have Many people are from the outside, beautifully formed with a mind that can absorb empathy and warm sympathy but life itself makes us harder around the edges, as it is  It's not possible to live fully, shall we say, without knocking oneself free of cultural norms Can friendship exist between the classes? Yes, but it can be a strain The wealthy can be sentimental watching a movie on TV about poverty, but they will be hardheaded when making political changes that make classes more equal Of our three classes, I have been through them all in my time born into poverty, rising above its self-loathing tendencies  despite its richness of local wisdom, funny memes, and often jubilant humor Finding myself among the middle class who are stuck between two cultures, don't manage well, show contempt for workers, and loathsome dripping respect for the better off. With this, I mean the royal household. I can't think of a more  An abject group of people, who, when paraded in public. I have a very wealthy friend who suffers from being unsure if people like him or not, I tell him to give me his money, it will set him free, I shall bear the burden, whether people like it or not, alas, I have not been able to convince him 

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