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True Soldiers


WHY DOES LIFE HAVE TO BE SO DIFFICULT WHEN ONE TRIES TO DO GOOD BUT SO EASY WHEN ONE IS DOING WRONG? WHY IS IT HARD FOR PEOPLE TO HOLD ON TO THE LITTLE GOOD THEY ALREADY HAVE TODAY? THEY TRY TO MAKE GOOD OUT OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND YET EVIL STILL TENDS TO LINGER AROUND. IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE HAPPY ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH HELL TO GET THERE. AND EVEN THROUGH THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE STILL TRY TO KEEP A SMILE ON OUR FACE. PEOPLE LIKE THAT ARE REAL TRUE SOLDIERS TO ME,HELL INCLUDING MYSELF. OH DONT THINK IM INNOCENT CAUSE IM NOT. YES, I DO HAVE DIABETES BUT I DON'T LET IT STOP ME OR LIMIT MY LIFE. I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO EMBRACE MY FLAWS AND JUST WORK MY LIFE AROUND IT. THAT WAY I CAN LIVE MY LIFE TO THE FULLEST. SO LIFE ISN'T OVER JUST CAUSE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED. KEEP ON PUSHING AND KEEP YOUR HEAD UP. DO THAT AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THE ISSUE WILL BE OVER WITH.

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