If life is to be perfectly defined; it's a track ornamented with beautiful thorns.
You surely didn't bring yourself this far. Grace, God's mercies did. Your life has not really been about beautiful heavens and filled bellies alone. But you should know that, that's what life is. You shouldn't cower. You shouldn't falter. You shouldn't give up.
Like John Milton said; for every dark cloud, there's a silver lining. You'll get there, the end of the line. Therein no breeze will threaten you, no tempest will scare you, because you'd have already planted yourself like tree; impeccable, unshakable.
You're born and made to win. Let the feelings of triumph continue to course through your veins. Don't be deceived, because the path doesn't really reflect the destination. And it might be stormy now, but it's not going to rain forever.
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