Freedom lies in being bold

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I heard bits of his quote and it made me feel so inspired, I'll share it here...

"Young folks allow themselves to simply float through life without defining their path. Time doesn't mean the same to them. Time feels like an endless promise, health feels like it will last forever and love is a new discovery. Growing older, the thickening of time becomes louder, a little more every day.
You start to feel imprisoned by your decisions, your choices, the path you went on without even realizing it. You didn't choose your house, your wife, your degree. You floated, from what was told to you, you obeyed. You followed someone else because you simply didn't know better.
Youth is wasted on the young because they haven't learned the value of the gift they have received: life. Life, your life matters, who you are is important and you must value it as your biggest asset, your most important possession, your only possession. So you stand up, you fight for something, you do something, whatever, and don't give up. You give your best to your life.
Right now, you are trapped in decisions you didn't make and that life made for you, you are not free because you didn't have the courage to be bold. 
Learn to be bold and you shall be free. "

It's relevant to the posts regarding Kathy Caprino's  9 crucial life lessons to learn before midlife.

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