| I must learn to distinguish the others from myself
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| They are separate people, with different personalities
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| They might not like the things I like
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| They might not eat the same food
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| Or they might not want to go to the places where I want to go
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| There are others, and then there is myself
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| There are men, and there are women
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| Often they don’t get along
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| I must try to get along with everyone
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| No matter how stupid they might be
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| Or how asinine their opinions are
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| I must learn to love everybody
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| Even people who are so obviously inferior to me
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| That they make my flesh crawl
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| I will get to know these people
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| And I will cook them a ravioli dinner
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| From a can I found, in Mexico City
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| There are others, and then there is myself
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| I believe in the power of the human soul
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| I believe that the government is in control
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| I believe there’s a Heaven up in the sky
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| I believe that my neighbours are human spies
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| Tomorrow I will begin bathing
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| This is the start of a 6 part plan
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| Which will take me into the next century
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| In the coming years, I will stop eating with my hands
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| I will let the dog out of the closet for some fresh air
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| I will put away the rubber mask
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| The cub-scout uniform
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| And yes, finally, even the cauliflower
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| There are others, and then there is myself
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| I believe in the goodness of all mankind
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| I believe that the government is reading my mind
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| I believe there’s a god who loves us all
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| I believe in the Beatles, except for Paul!
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| I must no longer neglect my inner child
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| For he is very close
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| Right there, under the floorboards
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| I will learn to get in touch with my feelings
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| Even the ones that will probably get me arrested |