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People mistaking my kindness for weakness and stealing from me.
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Not yet being able to sing in a free Cuba.
Without naming names, some people I’ve put a lot of faith and trust and love into.
It has been in myself, for allowing individuals who I relied on to make important decisions in my life that left me alone to pick up the pieces.
Not being a professional footballer.
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In the Sultan of Brunei’s will.
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