Stand up..

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: My friends in fourdom: : I begin with an exhortation; rise from your seat, stand up! Stand up, one and all! : Am I alone? Are you alone? Stand up, friends, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and open them again. Look up to the ceiling. Look up to the ceiling and reach for it. Raise your arms, slowly, good people. Raise them, close your eyes, and touch the sky! : I am here now before you, asking you to tell me that you are alone. I dare you right here and right now, to tell me that no one cares for you. : I dare you right here and right now, to tell me that you have no place in this world. : You are not alone. I am here. : Your place in the world? In my heart. : What can I do? I can walk. I can talk. I can run. I can swim. I can read. I can write. I can smile. I can laugh. : What can I not do? I cannot fly. I cannot kill. I cannot draw a round square. : But, my friends, what difference does it make if I cannot fly? There is nothing to say that I couldn't use any of the things that I CAN do to accomplish what I want. I cannot kill, but what reason have I to end the life of a fellow human being? : We are all here. That in itself is reason to exult. The next person you see is you. I am you. Everyone--everyone you see and everyone you don't -- we all have life inside of us. I'm asking all of you to use it. There is no such thing as sacrifice. What's "sacrifice"? What are you giving up? There's no such thing as a "gift." What is it that you are giving? : You are good, you are glory. You are here, and here is now. Waste no time. Make your move. : --- : Ne dites pas, "je ne puis pas aller au dessus de la montagne. " : Allez au dessus de lui.

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