The man slowly looked up from his place on the sidewalk. The woman standing before him was clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like that she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of […]

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At first glance she looked like any other old woman. Plodding along in the
snow, alone, neglected, head bowed. People passing on the busy city sidewalk
averted their eyes, lest she remind them that pain and suffering did not stop
to celebrate Christmas.
A young couple, smiling, talking, laughing, arms loaded with Christmas
presents, took no notice of the old […]

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It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for […]

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