The cards you are dealt at the very start
Who your parents are plays a big part
Am I going to be simple or going to be smart
Will I be autistic, depressed, anxiety-ridden
Tall, good-looking, short, strange or middling,
Fate sets the table and makes the dice roll
Much of what happens beyond our control
Life puts things in our path and says “act”,
We can accept the challenge or fail to react,
But it all affects us one way or the other
We can grow or run, stand still or cower,
Make excuses, take drugs, turn to a higher power
But it comes down to making up our minds
To learn, live and love and smile all the while
To be brave, kind and generous in the time we are given
And all will be well in the end in our heaven.
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