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Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]

Now, I know you’re not dumb.

They say you can’t even open your own eyes, but behind those closed eyelids, I know you’re awake.

So listen up. Your ears are working just as well as your brain. What I have to tell you just might save your small hide one day. Thank me then.

I want to talk to you about life.

The kind that will make you cry for no reason at all. The kind that makes you want to rip your own head off with frustration. The kind that makes you laugh for an hour straight.

That kind of life.

You have to make it through this thing, and leave without a shattered, twisted contortion of the way the world works.

And you will fail.

I’ll tell you that from the start.

It’s an impossible challenge, but one you can’t refuse.

Just remember:

No matter how many bad times there may be, no matter how much you want to give up, you can’t, because you know, deep inside, that there is always one moment, one second of your future, that will make all of the pain worth it.

Good luck, newbie.

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Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
penguincaptain18
Posted 2 months ago

Aw thats a really cute ficlet and you gave great advice. Job well done!
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
Valley Fey/Pinprick
Posted 2 months ago

Excellent response. I love it. The truth in the line: “It’s an impossible challenge, but one you can’t refuse.” is so… huge. Thank you for entering! You’ve set the bar high.

LoA
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
John Perkins
Posted 2 months ago

“Good luck newbie” was genius. And I really loved the fact that you’re so blunt with “and you will fail.” Spoken like a true human.
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
invisibility_disability
Posted 2 months ago

this ficlet makes me smile. :)
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
invisibility_disability
Posted 2 months ago

i’m afraid to even enter because i know that there is no way i could top this, let alone match its amazingnessnessness.
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
KasumiRose
Posted 2 months ago

^_ yep, truly honest while still being inspiring. Great Job!
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
thebetweenspace
Posted 2 months ago

I’m frustrated by the fact that John Perkins already wrote my response ‘word for word’. He really is awesome. So as far as my emotional attachment to the piece… I loved it! I don’t know if it can be topped because it’s so brutally honest and real. Yes, “Good luck, newbie” was pure genius.
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
paper flowers
Posted 2 months ago

Wow, that was awesome. So very true.
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
Mistress Elsha Hawk
Posted about 1 month ago

newbie! I second the comments of the others. awesome entry!
Life: The Challenge You Can't Afford To Refuse [New Life Challenge]
Ana Cristina
Posted about 1 month ago

How awesome is that title? Heck, the whole ficlet is great. Such a matter-of-fact tone for such a beautiful message. It works! One of the best entries I’ve read, OrangeOreos, which is saying something because I see you were the first entry.