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Iris Eckrich

September 19, 2024 • 180 Views
“A lesson I’ve learned that has stuck with me the most is something that was never told to me but that I learned by myself. I learned that I cannot compare myself to the people around me. I am not my siblings. I am not my friends. Everyone has different lives and things going on. You have no idea about that, so if one day they seem better or worse than you, then they have their reasons. Everyone is doing their best, and that is what matters. I always got sad when my teammates scored more goals or my brother got better grades until I realized that instead of being sorry that I couldn’t, I should be happy they could.” – Iris Eckrich, 9
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