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Submitted to Contest #50
In life there are two main things that can make or break you. Others and yourself. Both can either can propel you towards a dream or drive you from it. That's what Leslie's grandmother told him when he was a young boy trying out for the choir and a lot of the kids laughed at him when he didn't make it in. When it happened he wanted to give up and never try again. But she told him he had something special and that he shouldn't hide or shy away, and to believe in himself. And that if he quited it was him who let them win. And to this very day ...
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