My Lord
And I also want a pinch of naivety, in a world of clever naivety can be the most refined form of cleanliness.
My Lord, prevent me from getting used to myself. I have to surprise myself, I have to force myself every day to recognize myself as new, different, unprecedented.
I have to take responsibility every day for ringing the alarm clock, taking on the task of shaking me out of sleep, committing myself to getting my life back in motion.
I have to tell everyone that expectations must not be disappointed, that there is no time to lose because the road is quite long.
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