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Give me the things that I need more often than the things I want.
You see, I hope the universe brings us to our knees every time that we start begging for the sun more often than we are thankful for the rain.
You see, I never want to know love without heartbreak. I want the universe to take me for my best parts and my worse ones. Just as I try to take people for theirs. You're not perfect, but I hope that we never try to be.
You see, scientists say that for giant redwood trees to grow, they must first run at over 1000 degrees until their seeds gain the courage they need to release their seeds back down to the earth.
This, this is for the people still burning. The rooftop dreamers, the naive believers, the late-night shower singers.
You see, this is for the people with rough parts, with sandpaper in their history. The out-of-tune orchestra performers, the two-left-feet dance club goers, the poets, still trying to figure out how to rhyme. You don't need to hide.
You need to let your rain shine. And yes, I said rain shine. As in let your best and worst parts be on display. Because you are not just your name. You're not just your biggest mistake or your shiniest trophy.
You are a perfect story.
Built up of highs and lows, lessons learned and lessons earned.
and this, this is for you. When all else fails, let it remind you that you are a masterpiece of everything that we call art. You are a hot thunderstorm, a bright shadow, a cold volcano.
You are every part of you.
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