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Jul 2013
"The sun shines in the eyes of a man,
But illuminates in the eyes of a child."
When we were young, we were naive and optimistic with life.
We were taught to accept and embrace differences.
We were told to get up and keep trying if we fail.
We were more loving and appreciative, 
Eager to learn and easy to forgive.
As we gotten older, we became more skeptical and pessimistic with life.
We were taught to fit in and conform to society, grow up and put aside childish things.
We were told to give it up if we don't succeed.
The many things we love as a child were grown out of.
We are mature and experience so we know it all.
We were hurt and betrayed so we cast aside forgiveness and try to forget.
As a child we were born to live.
As we gotten older, most of us seem to have forgotten that...
Opening quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

This quote always stuck with me since I wrote my research paper back in high school. Kids these days are in such a hurry to grow up, but forget to retain their inner child.
Tien - Tim
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   ---, Timothy and Marian
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