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Is it Better to lead Than be lead Teather bound to not your own kite String one's own bow Follow your own path Rather than up and down a secretive garden Do thing's your way Be the wolf not a lamb Be unique stand alone Live and die without regret and fear Be not behind but 1 step ahead of the 8' Ball Face and make the tough calls So on and so forth And if from time to time as in life thing's turn sour Be willing to put your head upon the chopping block Take and admit responsibility For leading other's astray and in the wrong direction Knowing you have no 1 else but oneself to blame Then and only then my Son You can surely call yourself a leader And so must take the lead And not be lead Otherwise how is a change for the better ever to be achieved And so too parity for the masses If all we do is follow Because our leader's are not willing to put their head's above the parapet

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Date: 4/29/2021 3:32:00 PM
Leaders are mostly known scoundrels who take advantage of dreamy fools who, without consistent training and wisdom, embark in a punctured canoe, in a rocket's tail ,,,Better Stay alert, study And wait... salute alkas
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 4/29/2021 4:12:00 PM
Exactly Alkas Salute
Date: 4/29/2021 1:35:00 PM
wise words indeed Christopher especially 'knowing that you only have no one else to blame but yourself' makes me think of my sibling who blames anyone but herself for what goes on in her life - or she did not had contact in 5 yrs now but that's another story, hugs jan xx
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 4/29/2021 2:54:00 PM
Silence is golden And sometimes no contact is better than none

Book: Reflection on the Important Things