The best story we want to tell is
« We did this. »,
A worse story would be
« My father gave me this. »

Some leaders come and say
« Here is the opportunity to build this thing you want »
Another come and say
« Here is the thing because you deserve it. »

But what they truly mean is :
« I am going to take it
From someone else
And give it to you. »

That any of us would be happy with
This state of affairs is as much a mystery
As why there isn’t enough here
For everyone’s happiness.

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