"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about."
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I was walking down the street one day. Passed by a bunch of people and cars. Saw the industriousness and the lack of concern in everyone’s eyes. Saw the way people just kept going forward.
I envied it.
It was cold that day. Winter. But I didn’t care.
Didn’t have on anything more than a tank top. Some jeans.
Damn, was it cold.
I wasn’t feeling too good that day. Pretty shitty, really. I felt like going for a walk.
Decided to stop by the canal.
I looked over the edge. Saw the weeds and algae and other mucky stuff.
Looked easy to