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Perseverance
We do not see them
 In person.
 
 Most of us
 Never will.
 
 So why
 Do we keep coming back?
 
 The pictures,
 They’re too little.
 
 The videos,
 They’re not enough.
 
 So why
 Do we keep coming back?
 
 We know
 We make a difference.
 
 Is that enough?
 Is that impact
 All we need
 To keep coming back?
 
 For some of us
 It is enough.
 
 But for others?
 Why do we keep coming back?
 
 We provide resources
 For those
 Who may not 
 Have enough.
 
 But
 Is that enough?
 
 There is that school,
 That,
 That may be enough.
 
 It’s not just a school,
 However,
 It is a dream.
 
 We know what
 It looks like.
 
 We know that 
 We built it.
 
 It is a physical
 Representation
 Of 
 That dream.
 
 Our dream?
 Is it
 Compassion?
 Or 
 Unity?
 Or 
 The greater good?
 Is it 
 Pride?
 The list goes on.
 
 But 
 Is it
 Any of these things?
 
 For all of us,
 Yes.
 
 At the very least
 One
 Of those words.
 
 Compassion
 Is our character.
 
 Unity
 Is the key resource
 We need
 To stay
 Together.
 
 The greater good
 Is what we work for.
 Pride
 Is what we take
 In our work.
 
 That
 Is why we keep coming back.

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