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le him. me orab mem as given e m n’t na h e o s t I ca he chanc t life a a h h t t s s t I’ve e e d c c d a l -o .

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His one tr ue prized possessio n? “It’s ti lose time me,” he s ay but inves precious t in it. Tim s, “Don’t thing we e comes b is the mo have, an ack.” As st d once it of now, h to keep h ’s gone, it n e’s busy imself fit, ever m a a king mus nd in add in his fam ic and tra ition to th ily and a ining is , he’s baby gir l who is w also investing tim Talking a e e ll on her way. his mantr bout the one th ing he fi a in life is rm , “Living ly believ waking u es in, he life to th p aware You don e fullest. tells me that tod ’t have to that Never lo a y is th e first da sing one be scare understa y of wha d of cha d nd that it a y and nging w ’s not wh hat you’r t I still have to liv at you w e e. doing ant to and brav e while m do anymore. Yo just because you One of th u a n k e in ed to be g decisio e many th flexible ns.”

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