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Every Little Thing Becomes a Weight
On a long journey, even a straw is heavy.
It’s so easy to get bogged down in the small stuff,
When you’re fighting against the current.
But when you’re on a long journey,
Every little thing becomes a weight.
Every little thing becomes a burden.
A heavy, heavy burden.
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It’s not just the journey before you that will weigh you down,
But also the journey after.
If you spend all your energy
On the present step,
Then you won’t have any to take the next one.
And there are so many steps ahead of you.
So many, in fact, that you might not even make it to the end.
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You can’t stop for one moment or you will fall apart.
You won’t be able to stand up again without help.
Yet even carrying all your worldly goods like this is easier
Than walking around with an umbrella.
You’ll never be able to move forward if you’re afraid of getting wet.
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