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The Path To Success (Life)


Birth to Childhood You're pure, impatient and able You bring agility, sensitivity and adventure to the table You’re delicate, insightful, and have humor But being unknowing, complex and versed will start rumors Childhood to Adolescence Being simple, demanding, and skilled are inherited traits Joyousness, selfishness, and silliness bring their own fates Innocence, resilience, and wisdom evolve from past events Naivety, tainted thoughts and values possibly compromised that consequence Adolescence to Adulthood Curiousness, firmness, and plain dumb guides your growth You think you know, but your ideas are lacking and of the few Overwhelming, intoxicating, anticipating You are of the elite
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