Illusions

Don’t be
Dismayed at good- byes.
A farewell is necessary before
You can meet
Again
And meeting
Again, after moments or
Lifetimes, is certain for
those who are
friends

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You are
Never given a wish
without also being given the
Power to make it true.
You may
Have to work for it,
However

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The bond
That links your true family
Is not one of blood, but
Of respect and joy in
Each other’s life.
Rarely do members
Of one family grow up
Under the same
Roof

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You
Teach best
What you most need
To learn

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Live
Never to be
Ashamed of anything you do
Or say is published
Around the world-
Even if
What is published
Is not true

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Your friends
Will know you better
In the first minute you meet
Than
Your acquaintances
Will know you in
A thousand
Years

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Your only
Obligation, in any lifetime
Is to be true to yourself.
Being true to anyone else or
Anything else is impossible.

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Richard Bach