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TALENT

How many people wish you were mediocre

so as to prove you are the same as they?

Now that you want to stand out,

you will have to endure pain and injury —

surely there will be fists that all at once

hit you from different directions.

But even if a whole gang attacks you

you mustn’t fight back, because

they mean to sidetrack you

and watch you rolling in mud.

Keep in mind your talent also includes

patience and endurance.

Get up, move quietly, and leave

all the clamor behind.