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I recently decided to change my description because few words can adequately describe who or what makes me unique, especially not answering questions (1-4). Instead, I have attached a poem written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, which I use often as a litmus test to measure happiness and success.

To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

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