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Selfish

May 23, 2011
By Anonymous

I have no right to cry...
When a disabled 18-year-old boy with the mentality of a six year old doesn't ever shed a tear about the struggles that await him each and every day

I have no right to complain over a delayed meal...
When an ashamed mother desperately searches the streets for food to feed her two young children

I have no right to complain over schoolwork...
When a little girl's family cannot afford to give her basic schooling and the opportunities it provides

I have no right to complain over being bored...
When a father works three jobs and attends night courses to barely pay his mortgage on time

I have no right to be selfish...
When there are millions of people who are far less fortunate than I.....



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