John: A Poor Homeless Man

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On March 16, a homeless man named John woke up in a huge dark room. This day 30 years ago John was born into a family where pain and poverty was all they ever knew, and all of his life John struggled to survive. John was born into a flawed world and he recognized this, he always promised himself that one day he will pull ahead and everything he ever wanted he would have. John learned valuable lessons as a poor homeless man, but by far the most important thing john learned was how to survive with nothing, the huge room he just woke up in is no different than the rest of his life. It’s dark, he’s alone, and he has no idea how he's going to make it. John lays on the ground for a while, wondering why he's there and thinking back on how unfortunate

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