"I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful."

People, Compassion, Exercise, Reason

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"I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful."

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