It is one of the great mysteries of life. Why are some things so hard? Why, if some things are meant to be, is it so difficult, sometimes, to make them happen?
A friend asked me that the other day. Then I, in turn, asked another friend. "Why are some things so hard to overcome? If they're really meant to be, why would they be so difficult?"
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