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Applaud me not for because of me, but for starting. I made the decision to raise my talk, I raised my hands up, made my own path in a place where quiet is best maintained and to obey have reward.
Celebrate me for persistence, for getting back up after falling, for attempting again when the world murmured that I should stop, rather than for perfection.
Congratulate me since I smiled like feathers although I carried burdens other people could not perceive. Applaud me because I faced the hardship and made it into fuel; because I walked through fire and came out without my spirit burnt. For me, your applause are reverberations reminding me my voyage had significance, not vanity.
Thus, applaud me not just for myself but also for the bravery in all of us to get up, battle, keep breathing as life seeks to choke our aspirations. Because when you cheer me, you are really honoring the unfettered human spirit.