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I've been mistreated, misunderstood and unfairly treated. All my life, I've been told that the way I live must change. Because of this, I've developed a reputation for being a difficult person. People seem to forget that they were once young and foolish and not an expert on every subject.
The weight of the world is something we all have to carry at one time or another. With the weight of the world on our shoulders we become burdened with the stress of life and it makes us feel like we can't do anything right. "We all get older," my father said, "and we all lose a little bit of dignity along the way." That's why he always encouraged me to throw away my burdens from time to time.
He told me that it was okay to be myself instead of trying to follow someone else's idea of how society should be. "You see," he said, "it's better to lose a little dignity than to lose everything." He understood that a little dignity is a good thing and not a burden at all.
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