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                   This is Rejection - Most people 
                    are terribly preoccupied 
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                   with thoughts, feelings, and dreams - 
                    If you say or do 
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                   something outside those boundaries, they feel 
                    they have 
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                   to work too hard (to keep their instincts 
                    to throttle you in 
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                   check), so they try to take you out of the 
                    picture - 
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                   They don't want to acknowledge you as a 
                    person. 
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                   "You do this part-time; 
                    it's a hobby?" 
                    Afraid not. 
                    Why shouldn't people do what they're 
                    good at? 
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                   "Better luck next 
                    time." 
                    Wicked, huh? 
                    I'm better off right now. 
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                   "Please be quiet! ... 
                    Shut up!"  
                    For what? 
                    You don't have to make speeches ... 
                    What's your offer? 
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                   "Can I use your 
                    name if they don't go for it?" 
                    Quite unnecessary. 
                    You're a living person. 
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                   People can get very mixed up - They switch 
                    from acting 
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                   like their mother to acting like their father 
                    at the drop of a 
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                   hat, which is essentially crazy - Using 
                    "good-natured" 
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                   lies, they confuse having someone under 
                    their thumb 
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                   with liking them - It feels like they're 
                    upstaging you. 
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                   "What time do you come in in the morning?" 
                    Very funny. 
                    You must feel left out. 
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                   "Are you using 
                    this or are you done or what?" 
                    [the ATM not far from the counter 
                    where you're filling out a deposit slip] 
                    Way ahead. 
                    I'm starting to have fun. 
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                   "Your hood is 
                    up." 
                    Much better! 
                    It's supposed to be modern art. 
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                   "Don't sell yourself short." 
                    YOU SHOULDN'T! 
                    Grab every scrap of happiness you 
                    can. 
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