When I was going through a bad time, I sat quietly one day, not tensed but trying to figure what went wrong...
My father arrives home, tired, yet troubled by my silence.
"what's the matter, son?"
"I'm trying to figure Dad! Can't see what's causing trouble."
"Your company son. Look around. Stop dragging the ones who should be left behind."
"You mean the people who're there with me all the time, through thick & thin aren't worthy!?"
"Not everything that sticks to you adds to your value" He picks a book off the shelf, dusts it and retires to bed...
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