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<center>So much in life escapes us. 
We do not, 
Nor **_cannot_** understand why
Things happen. 
If I have learned anything in my short time circling
Our star, 
It is that there is no need to lament _**‘things that happen’.**_
 
Of course it is human nature to worry, 
To try and plan for events and contingencies, 
But in reality and in _**ALL**_ my experiences,
I’ve learned that
If you make a plan for something more than a few days in 
The future, 
Something _**inevitably**_ happens to change the
Plan, 
Usually in ways so that it is unrecognizable from the
Original. 
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No, it is best to live life day by day, 
Rolling with
What happens as it happens and enjoy the ride.

You will most certainly meet some interesting
People this way.
And if you keep your eyes 
And your mind open, 
You can usually 
Spot the bad apples before they 
Can spoil the whole bunch.

Keep your life open to New things. 
Learn,
Experience new Things, and you
Will not grow Old, 
At least Not in Spirit.
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## _“What I have learned”_
<sup>but can't quite put into practice,
**_yet_
by</sup>
_Jerry E Smith_
©1/4/16**
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