I got up this morning and stepped onto a brick sidewalk. These were not the yellow bricks that lead you on a fantastic journey to The Emerald City and then back into the loving arms of your family. No, these are the red bricks that lead you ever farther from home, and slowly bring you into a world where you are surrounded by people whose only aspiration is to be better than you. A place where you go to sleep exhausted and wake up tired. Where the thing you most desire is kept just beyond your reach. |