Robert BlyIt is not our job to remain whole. We came to lose our leaves Like the trees, and be born again, Drawing up from the great roots.
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It is not our job to remain whole. Our job is to lose our leaves and be born again. We must draw up from the great roots and be reborn, so we can grow and change and grow again.
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