<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""> The little bird perching on my knee while I was lying under a tree really happened, </div><div class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class="">only much later did I realize it was a message from my higher self</div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It
Used to Be – <span style="font-size:10pt" class="">A Journey from Innocence to
arrogance and ever-so-slowly back to innocence</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It
used to be</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that
the world was full</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">of magic
and mystery.</div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It
used to be</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that
as a child of immigrants I was insignificant</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">––many
others out there</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">so
much smarter, more capable,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">beautiful,
powerful</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">and
convinced of their value.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">But
poor immigrants are of not worth anything!</div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It
used to be</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that
I tried to be smart,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">worldly,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">sophisticated,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">cultured,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">so
I could have friends to admire me,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">men
to adore me.</div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It
used to be</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that
I wanted the moon</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to
reflect my grace and beauty,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
wind through branches</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to
whisper</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">about
my insights and understandings,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
sun to broadcast my achievements</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">in inspiration
and vision …</div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">But
the wild me took me to the forest</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">and
when I fell asleep under a tree</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">a
small bird landed on my knee</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">singing
a little melody:</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">‘you
are all you desire to be ––and more,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">in
your joy of being,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">of
creating blissfully with no purpose,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">no
goal,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">just
to enjoy the joy,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to
witness the healing of the healed,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
awakening of the already awakened.</div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">‘The
mind doesn’t know what’s of value,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">what’s
of service to humanity,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">so
forget trying,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">just
follow your bliss</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">for
it will take you</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">wherever
you need to be,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">your
heart knows how valuable You are</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">when
you love your friends for who They are,</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">and
in return…</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">they
can’t help but</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">love
you!’</div></div>
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