Man, " he said, "I'm not afraid of graveyards. The dead are just, you know, people who wanted the same things you and I want."" What do we want?" I asked blurrily." Aw, man, you know, " he said. "We just want, well, the same things these people wanted."" What was that?" He shrugged. "To live, I guess, " he said. Michael Cunningham
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Even though this quote may be from a zombie apocalypse, it still rings true to me. We all want to live, and we all want happiness. Sometimes, the only way to achieve our goals is to face our fears. All we have to do is decide that we have what it takes to do it. We have the power in ourselves to overcome any challenge that stands in our way, and when we do, we will be able to live a life much happier than one where we never try anything new at all.

Source: A Home At The End Of The World

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