I once rode in a car with a man who had recently been released from spending 25 years in prison falsely accused of murder. At the age of 17. He'd never even carved a freaking pumpkin on Halloween!
He was finally Exonerated from death row, because he continued to study law, staying true to his knowledge of being innocent.
One day, a detail in the daily paper proved his case.
I asked him...how did you do it?
His response....
I made the decision to be WHO I AM, not WHO THEY say I am.
(Mic drop)
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