He knew he couldn't make them feel safe. What he could do, was watch over them to see that they were safe.
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After everything — Frog was finally settling, among the cherry blossoms
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Being out of reach didn't mean it wasn't worth reaching for.
and, what was offered — well, that was just right.
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pausing gently, he felt it. looking deeply, he saw it. listening quietly, he heard it.
Now to tell it.
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failing the challenge illuminated the choice he never realized he had,
the strength of no force.
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All he had to offer in return was his gratitude,
... it was more than enough.
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Seeing, they were bound to it—
following it, what would they become.
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Witnessing the transformation made his own seem possible.
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Ultimately they would survive by his sincerity — They would prosper by his care.
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Upon realizing it was not to be controlled he simply let it shine.
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Letting his questions fall away revealed the beauty of the moment — and his bliss.
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It came to her.
She didn't ask for it, but neither did she push it away.
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Every day he'd come. His doubt would keep him humble, his hope would keep him true.
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Through it all, Squirrel never asked him 'why.' Mole loved him for that.
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He would never have believed he’d find it here in the briefest of moments...
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He marveled that from something so quiet and unassuming he should discover the patience and strength to carry on.
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His great discovery wasn’t to be what he found along the way, but who he was when he returned.
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There was nothing wrong with their bravery, they just needed practice.
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His legacy wasn't to be his grand accomplishments, rather, the example he set.
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In it, each saw something different, the same, beautiful.
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it was the start of only a small thing, but, it is only the sum of many small things that makes something great.
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No matter where they go and whatever becomes of them it will always be their boat.
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Every time was different, I suppose that's why he loved it so much.
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When the story was finally told, he was all but forgotten. Still, he smiled whenever he heard it.
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Never knowing would be the most difficult. The pure potential of it, the most inspiring.
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It was when she no longer thought them necessary that they bloomed.
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It was only after the winds shifted that he understood himself able.
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So much was uncertain, but the question wasn't where to go or what was to be done, rather to live a life of courage or to not.
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He was about to find that the greatest risk he had ever taken was to become his greatest joy.
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