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The little boy complained to his Dad,
"When I look up, I want to see the whole sky again Dad,
Like remember when we were in the park?
Make the bridge lines go away!"
His Dad was his superhero, he could do anything!

They were stuck in a huge traffic jam on the bridge.

That meant no shortcuts, no way out.
The Dad had no idea how long it'd take
To cross the bridge so they could make it through.
This reminded him of a prolonged period of time
In his life where he'd been stuck.
Everything he did failed. Nothing he did
Moved him forward. Until one day
He became the kind of person it took
To do whatever it takes to set himself free.

When he looked back now, he realized
That it wasn't that one moment that he decided
But it was every day of the long painful journey
That added up to make him what he needed to be
But was refusing to be because he had been scared.

What would he tell his younger self
That would have made his journey
Less painful and maybe even a bit joyful?

To his son, he said,
"Sometimes in life you learn to make the best
Of what you cannot change son. See this bridge,
We don't know how much time it'll take
For us to cross. So we focus on how we're going to cross it

For cross it fully we must. If we can do it joyfully

For most of this time, we win!"

"No matter what life puts your through

Your strength lies in figuring out how to make this journey
As fun and exciting as you can in the meantime.
That is huge power you have in your own hands!
Always remember that.
Now who's a strong boy?," he said
As he reached out against his seat belt
To tickle his son as the kid started to laugh
Attempting to wriggle away unsuccessfully
Being restricted by his own seat belt.

His Dad was his superhero, he could do anything!

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