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The Edge

May 29, 2011
By Seperatist98 BRONZE, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Seperatist98 BRONZE, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Favorite Quote:
"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." --Morrie

“If you hold back on the emotions–if you don’t allow yourself to go all the way through them—you can never get to being detached, you’re too busy being afraid. You’re afraid of the pain, you’re afraid of the grief. You’re afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails.” --Morrie

“Part of the problem, is that everyone is in such a hurry, People haven’t found meaning in their lives, so they’re running all the time looking for it. They think the next car, the next house, the next job. They find those things are empty, too, and they keep running.” --Morrie


The road to here was long and winding
At every turn another foe
But here I stand unscathed and stronger
Than I’ve ever been before

Before me lies the sheerest cliff
And tracks back homeward, too
I stand at the edge and ponder
But I know not what to do

The train back home is built for comfort
Made of iron painted red
Crewed by all the finest servants
And equipped with gilded beds

But at the end of the journey backward
I know exactly what I’ll get
Only bitter disappointment
And deepest, dark regret

The cliff face seems more treacherous
I cannot see what lies below
Either joy or sorrow waits for me
But which I cannot know

So I stand on the edge and ponder
Which path I’ll choose to take
The journey to regret in comfort
Or the blinded jump to fate?

Many a moment I’ve wondered
But still I cannot tell
What lies below the edge I’m on

I think I’ll jump

Farewell



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