"Les mots n'ont aucun pouvoir d'impressionner l'esprit sans l'horreur exquise de leur réalité"
— Edgar Allan Poe
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When someone says something, it might not affect us much unless we get to experience what they are talking about firsthand. For example, hearing someone describe a scary situation isn't the same as actually being in that scary situation. The emotions and the impact are much stronger when we face it ourselves. Imagine someone tells you about a dangerous animal, like a lion. Hearing about it is one thing, but seeing the lion in real life and feeling the fear is very different. This means that real experiences have a stronger impact on us than just words alone. So, to truly understand and feel the power of something, we often need to experience its reality.
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