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Life's a journey, no no no! Life's the train. Living is the journey. We all get into this train, hoping to stay long enough to enjoy the ride. Our destinations not being predetermined by ourselves but by the one driving this train. Some of us though, get thrown off the train probably through the window way before we get to our drop off stations. That's life for you.

As a child, I would sleep soundly. Not caring about what tomorrow holds for me. Today, I am afraid to even fall asleep. The fear of what tomorrow may bring is so overwhelming. Growing up, huh! Still, I hold a reassuring thought and tell myself that everything is going to be...just fine.

During this journey, we get to see the world in itself, inside out. Beautiful, scary, dark, green, dry, ups, downs. Think of the blue waters, the white sand beaches, drought and famine, storms. Think of family, friends, lovers, thieves and murderers, the corrupt. Think of peace, war. All this making the trip worth the while. Happiness, pain and pleasure, sorrow, joy.

But then comes a time when the train stops.

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