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Worriers Sink Warriors Shine

Worriers Sink, Warriors Shine
- By Aare Tunde Dawood-Akerele

Let's exempt the death
Worry is for the living
Who has cases to win
Challenges to surmount
Fears to conquer
Aspirations to achieve
Failure to escape, 
Success to record.

To worriers, life is hellish
Every issue seems unsurmountable
They easily manufacture excuses
Often soaked in sinking feelings
And anxious about nothingness

To warriors, life is fun
They call problems challenges
Often chase the winning formulas
Not fearful but focused

Warriors fight through the battlefield
Stand gallantly at other bank 
Coast home winnings, loots, plunder
And tell the adventure tales of heroic exploit

Before the voyage
Worriers had sunk mentally
Physically in the midstream
Get consumed by anxiety.
Every worrier dies trophyless

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