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    A LIFE IN BLOOM

    Jun 06, 2022 3 minutes
    Photography CLAIRE BASLER

    Be childish, playful, remain curious about the world - these are the traits of a great person, believed German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. More than fame, wealth, and other such worldly achievements, Nietzsche commended the person who rediscovered their childish sense of wonder and curiosity. To become the child again is, for Nietzsche, the way to find your bliss.

    “It is bliss to paint flowers...”

    When Claire Basler was a child, her parents took her to a medieval palace in Avignon, Southern France, called the Palais des Papes. When her parents

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