Hyperextended Knees Analysis

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When I was seven, my ballet instructor told me that I have hyperextended knees.
"It's great! All dancers want hyper extensions!" She assured.
From that tender age, I always wondered. Is having what everyone else wants worth it? How much is the value increased? How much more desirable to you appear to others? From the time I was seven, I never really stopped thinking about the broad aspects of existence. I still incorporated my enjoyments into life, I just analyzed them far too much.
When I was almost sixteen, my passion for dance, and use for hyperextended knees, was killed. Dissolved. I know longer had a use for it. If someone ceases your ability to practice the art that makes you feel alive, is it worth it? Passion is never enough to practice

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