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The Combination to Life!

The safe at the office holds the keys – literally – that allow entry to all the other important doors of business and administration. The safe at work is difficult. Complicated. Cranky. To begin with, it has a four-part combination instead of the usual three. Secondly, you have to remember how many times around the block you must drive before you stop at each address. Some days the leaden, ponderous doors open effortlessly on the first attempt. Other days, the store manager is left screaming, “Call the locksmith! Bring me a crowbar! Buy me some steal-toed boots and make it snappy! Better yet, just bring the dynamite!” On those days the lock is twirled over and over and over to no avail, each attempt cleared – erased – to start with a clean page, a blank canvas to try, try again until you succeed. But thirdly – and this is the part you must remember, for this is the combination for life – at each address, you must not draw back. Steady your hand. You must not hesitate not even one-eighth of an inch. No regrets. No retreats. Move forward in confidence.