Journery of Life- Unkonwn Author

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others,
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.
Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life,
for without them, life is meaningless
Do not let your life slip through your fingers
By living in the past nor for the future.
By living your life one day at a time,
You live all the days of your life.
Do not give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
It is a fragile thread that binds is to each other.
Do not be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Do not shut out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love;
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.
In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Do not dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope;
To be without hope is to be without purpose.
Do not run through life so fast that you forget
not only where you have been, but also where you are going.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way


   I wish I knew who wrote this poem, so that I can put a name with a face and writing. This author grabs the attention of the audience in the first line. "Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others", we are all full of worth in our own unique ways and we make ourselves look more and more worthless as we continue to compare ourselves to others.

   This author compares a fragile piece of thread to breaking point that we all get to, this fragile piece of thread can break so easily if it were on it's own, but if it is surrounded by strong threads, they can help support the thread that is barely hanging on.
 
   We are to learn to "encounter risks. it is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.", no will ever learn anything behind closed and sheltered doors. We will then learn to resent ourselves by doing so. Life is a journey, there are many bumps in the road , detours and many times that things will not go our way, but we are to "savor each step of the way".

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