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Honesty

“So.”

“So.”

“I know where this will go if no one initiates, so I will. It’s a stupid question, but you will answer it anyway. Do you really want to do this? Is it really worth it?”

“No. Not exactly. I would like to enjoy my life to the point where I could die any day, smiling. However, I do want to succeed.”

“Stop right there. I already know what you’re going to say, but I want you to at least be honest with me, and not think that you can fool me like most other people. WHO are you trying to be successful for?”

“Touchè. Honestly, I don’t know. I would hope it’s for me. I know that, in the end, only I will want to help me. Friends will only do but so much, and family is only blood, nothing more.”

“Hmm. Then I only have this to tell you then. Screw them. You are the only one that matters. You are the master of your universe. Stop letting outside forces dictate and influence the revolutions and rotations of your planets. As you said, in the end, you will only want to help you. What do you think about this?

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