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You are so insignificant

“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ These are the famous words from the English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. These words speak to the fragility of our existence.

Ozymandias was a great man, the king of kings, the most powerful pharaoh who ever lived. He did many great things. Did you know him? I didn’t. Until my husband shared the poem with me, I had no idea.

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