Life?

growWritten in 1983.

Life is:
     lessons to be learned
     dreams to be realized
     adventures to be experienced.

The reason is:
     getting to know
     experiencing the new
     realizing the truth.

I want to:
     learn
     know
     experience
     realize.

I want,
     desire,
          need
               to grow.

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