I am always told: What to do. Where to go. How to live. "Climb that mountain to your dreams", I did. I fell. Now I have a broken back. "Travel the world and your memories will be your treasure". I did. I got lost. Now I am a beggar. "Do not love her! She will take you away!" I did not. I stayed. Now I am alone. Every waking moment I listen to what I was told. How I begged like a dog and whispered like a pup. Every waking moment I remember what I was told. I did. I stopped. Now I am happy.