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The following is a piece of writing submitted by EmmeElle on March 2, 2009
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The Things You've Learned

When you were just a baby, I showed you that were not as different as you may have thought, and hoped you would learn not to take yourself too seriously. Your eyes glowed as you laughed and I knew you understood.

You grew older, and I sought to nourish your imagination. To this day, you do not fear the hours you may spend alone in your room, supper or none.

You entered your crazy teenage years and yearned to belong. You felt an alien anger toward those who didn't accept you, and I showed you another group of boys, not unlike yourself, who didn't realize until too late how powerfully dangerous that anger could be.

As your education deepened, you began to see that the world was full of shadows and uncertainty. Right when you needed it most, I brought you a skinny boy with glasses to show you that the difference between right and wrong isn't so obscure after all.

When a redheaded girl broke your sixteen-year-old heart, a pair of red hounds taught you that letting go is small part of living and a large part of loving.

Finally, I advised you not to dabble in deception, not to hide who you are, and not to date someone your parents don't like. The consequences of any of these things, you learned, can be fatal.

I am the world outside your world. The world that can be anything, where you can be anyone. You visit me to escape from your lowest moments and I love being your safe harbor. Still, as you continue to visit, to learn, read, and grow, I hope that you will remember my true value by taking what you've learned with you when you leave.

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