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The Alternative

By heinzs

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Life... Live it! Don't waste it complaining about how "hard" it is. Would you rather deal with the alternative? Truth... Honor it! Don't profane it by ignoring or bending it to convenience. Can we really live the alternative? Justice... Demand it! Don't demean it by letting it be circumvented. How can we ever condone the alternative? Ideals... Foster them! Don't risk their disappearing by not training our young. Can we leave them in a world of the alternative? In a world of pro and con It's us we must rely upon To create a state positive... NOT the alternative! 11-19-1990 Written October 28th, 2001 © on Oct 27 2001 05:03 PM PST, Heinz Scheuenstuhl    10 • 0

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