Where the Sidewalk Begins

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.

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