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Ar t & Cultur e
Art & Culture
Every excuse is valid

Until failure comes knocking

By Samuel Phillips

challenges we face daily. One may just want to sit I have listened to the great Olympic

and watch life roll by. sprinter Usain Bolt say he practices
for four years to run and win a nine-
I am well aware that the streets are very brutal and second race. Nothing else beats my
unkind and sometimes it just makes sense to walk imagination than his statement.
away from life through self-isolation, addiction, or a

literal “walk away from life.” However, the reality is, Meaning that for four years, he would
that it makes sense at the moment to do a thing does practice and train where no one was
not make it what is required to respond to what life watching him so he could come and

throws at us. There will always be options available. run for nine seconds in the presence of
millions of people. That means if there
You are your best competitor was a time for him to give an excuse or

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