‘And then, after all that, the club I supported was relegated. There are pitfalls like that everywhere, lying in wait to trip you up. The more feeling you put into your work or whatever it is you’re devoting yourself to, the more of them there are. ‘And you know, living by myself in the forest for months, spending all my time either tracking down food or sleeping really wasn’t that bad, but there was something missing.’ He had swum his fingers through the air and said, ‘Accepting those ups and downs, choosing to take on difficult jobs – that’s what life is about. That was the conclusion I came
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