Imagine what you’ll lose when you gain everything you want. You'll grow up eventually, you'll find love beyond your current comprehension, you'll do work you're proud of, you'll make money. But what of those beautiful days you got to spend alone? What did you do with the sacred hours you had to yourself? Did you follow your hunger or did you numb it? What did you read and absorb and how did you learn to think and see differently? Were you ready for the love of your life, the opportunity of your dreams, the nights you'd no longer have to waste on your own?

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