Lifespan

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Far away by an aging tree sat a young boy wondering, " how come a forest this beautiful has this old dead tree?"

An old man heard him and responded, "how come a man who once was so young and handsome become whom I am right now?"

Surprised, the young boy turns around and looks deep into the man's tired eyes.

He stared at the wrinkles and the black bags under his eyes.

The man then continued," well you see young boy.. this tree was once as beautiful as all the others surrounding it, maybe even better... however, it was able to endure a storm by storm.. year after year.. until it became too much to handle that it started withering to what it is right now, an old lifeless aging tree..."

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