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Isupposetherestofyouarewaitingformetovomitoutsomeprofoundwordsofwisdom.Listen,theworldneedspeoplelikeyou.Theworldisliterallydyingforyourkind.Embracethatresponsibility,andyourunwithit.Getoutthere,earnyourkeep,giveback.It’snotgonnabeeasy,nevergonnabeeasy.Formuchofityouwillstandalone,butyou’vegottostandstrong.Ibegyou,donotgiveintomediocrityliketheother98%oftheworld,becauseyouwouldbedoingyourselvesandtheworldagreatdisgrace.Youarealltoosmart.Youaretoosmarttoletitgotowaste.Andyou’vegotoneshotatthis,onefuckingshot.Don’tletamomentofitslipby.Grabit,snatchitup,makeityours.Celebrateeverymoment,celebrateeveryfuckingbreath.I’mtellingyou,life,it’sabirdsong.Ihopeyourparentsalltoldyouthatyoufuckingdieattheend.SowhatI’mwonderingis,whythefuckdowesortoffloatthroughthisweirdthingcalledlifewithoutliving?Live,don’texist,don’tsimplyexist.Stirsomeshitup,Fucksomeshitup,fuckitright.WhatIwannafocusonisenrichingourlives,andtrytoextractsomesortofwisdomthatwecancarrywithus.Mayweforeverrememberthatineachandeverymomentwe’recomposingthestoriesofourlives.Let’saimtomakeitameaningfulread,oratleastaninterestingone.Ilookbackoneverythinganditallsomehowmakessomuchsense.It’sasthoughitcouldn’tbeanyotherway.Whyisoursoulbroken?Absurd,yetit’sperfect.It’sallsoperfectwhenyoulookatit.It’sgonnabehardtoleavethisplace.It’sgonnabehardtosaygoodbye.RichardI’mgonnamissyou.I’mgonnamissyoutoo,Peter,ifI’mable.I’mgonnadiemuchsoonerthanIhadimagined.l’vecometorealizethatformuchofmylife,I’vebeenmistakenandIfailed.Ifailednotonlytocomprehendmymortality,butI’vefailedtoappreciateit.Andasaresult,I’vefailedtomakethemostofmylife.We’veturnedourbacksonthemostimportantdurythatwepossess,tolivealifethatisrichinexperiencethat’sourownindependentchoosing.Seizeyourfuckingexistencefolks.Whydon’twemakedeathourclosestcompanion,sothatwecanfinallyhaveasecond,amillisecondtoappreciatethatlittlebitoftimethatwehaveleft.Andmostimpotantofall,letuslivewell,sothatwemayfuckingdiewell.Whathappenedtous,Richard?Whathappenedtous?Life.IfIcouldgobackintimeIdon’tevenknowwhatitisI’msupposedtofix.