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“Maybe I will grow old too quickly. But I will fight so that each day is worthwhile. Maybe I will suffer innumerable disappointments throughout my life. But I will make them seem insignificant next to the gestures of love that I encounter.

“Maybe I won’t be able to achieve all of my dreams. But I will never consider myself defeated.

“Maybe I will suffer a terrible fall at some point. But I will not stare at the ground for too long.

“Maybe the sun will stop shining. But then I will go to bathe in the rain. Maybe one day I will suffer injustice. But I will never play the role of victim.

“Maybe I will have to confront a few enemies. But I will be humble enough to accept those hands that are extended in my direction.

“Maybe on one of those cold nights I shed many tears. But I will not be ashamed for that reaction.

“Maybe I will be hoodwinked many times. But I will not cease to believe that somewhere, someone deserves my trust.

“Maybe with time I will see that I have made many mistakes. But I will not stop on my journey.

“Maybe as time goes on I will lose great friendships. But I will learn that those who are my true friends will never be lost.

But I will continue to plant the seed of friendship wherever I may go. “Maybe some people will wish me ill. But I will continue to plant the seed of friendship wherever I may go.

But instead I will try to have the music follow my steps. “Maybe I was sad to realize that I could not follow the rhythm of the music. But instead I will try to have the music follow my steps.

But I will learn to make one, even if only in my heart. “Maybe I will never see a rainbow. But I will learn to make one, even if only in my heart.

“Maybe I will feel weak today. But tomorrow I will continue forward, even if through a different approach.

“Maybe I will not learn every lesson. But I will know that all of the true lessons are already engraved in my soul.

But I will be content with the other talents that I possess. “Maybe I will get sad because I do not know the lyrics to a song. But I will be content with the other talents that I possess.

“Maybe the desire to quit will become my companion. But instead of quitting, I will continue to chase that which I long for.

But I will not cease to be enlivened by small conquests. “Maybe I will not have much to celebrate. But I will not cease to be enlivened by small conquests.

“Maybe I am not the person that I would like to be. But I will learn to admire who I am, because in the end I will know that, even with great doubts, I am capable of building a better life.

“And if I am still not convinced, it is because, as the saying goes: ‘the best is yet to come.’

“Because in the end there will not be a “maybe”, but rather the certainty that my life was worthwhile and that I did the best that I could.”

Aristotle Onassis 21.05.06

The end

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