The Things That Make Us
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He just wanted to be himself, and the world wouldn't let him. Expectations and obligations swallowed him whole. I'm surprised how strong he stood, not letting those thieves steal his spirit.
But when we lose a part of ourselves, it's never completely lost. It just becomes another brick on the wall that separates us from the rest of the world. And when that wall gets a little too high for us to control, it crumbles down on top of us and we get crushed by the things we've struggled to understand about ourselves: The things that make us who we are.
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