As I watch him, a sudden recognition comes over me: Tonight, I can be anyone I want_ maybe being happy only means living in the moment, appreciating the exact moment you're in and not thinking about the worries of the future.
When the only answer a little girl ever receives is no, from her parents or her teachers or her world, at some point she stops asking for what she wants. She begins to expect nothing, so as not to be disappointed when that exactly what she gets. But, it turns out, I do have wants.
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When the only answer a little girl ever receives is no, from her parents or her teachers or her world, at some point she stops asking for what she wants. She begins to expect nothing, so as not to be disappointed when that exactly what she gets. But, it turns out, I do have wants.
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