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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">It is Saturday night, I am working, the neighbors have amazing music, I feel like asking them to turn it up...</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">In my misspent youth, I soon found out that where party music sounds good, you can get a bottle of wine, dress nicely, smile, say "John invited us", and you're in.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">But there were times when it didn't quite go according to plan...</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Such as the time when I (Caucasian) and some Asian friends tried to gatecrash a party that sounded just amazing, great music, awesome music system, we got so excited... We got our alcoholic offerings and knocked on the door. A smiling black man answered the door, with smiling black people from 4 generations behind him in the living room, all bearing a remarkable similarity in looks, dressed in their Sunday best, and well, you've probably guessed it, a family celebration! Red-faced, we quickly made our excuses. We had the wrong address we said. We went back to our homes and just watched TV on our own...</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Years later, obviously this fiasco was forgotten, as I was tempted yet again. I had not learnt my lesson.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">My next door neighbours seemed to party every day. And I was not invited. The music, coming through the thick concrete walls, sounded amazing. The heavy bass, a nice beat, and the sound of their laughter, well it was more than I could bear! So, armed with a bottle of good wine, I gathered up my courage and knocked on their door; the point of no return. The door opened, they smiled broadly and said sure, I was more than welcome. They invited me in and I could see everyone was sat around the TV. Not many people actually, only a handful. All watching the film Jungle Book and singing and clapping along. I did not like Jungle Book. Oh dear. It was a long night.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">My face ached after hours of forcing a smile on my face. My arms ached after hours of forcing myself to clap. Only my voice was intact, but that was because I didn't know the words to the songs.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">As soon as the film finally was allowed to finish, I thanked them as sincerely as I could muster and retreated to the relative excitement of my home.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Needless to say, that was the last party that I gatecrashed. Lesson learned.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">The neighbours' music next door (different property) sounds great as I write. I simply tap for the temptation. It goes away. I enjoy the music from afar. Life is good.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">&copy; Suzanne Zacharia 2021. I have lived a rather full life and had a misspent youth. Now, my passion is helping others release unhelpful temptations via EFT Tapping, as at&nbsp;<a style="color: #a30006;" href="https://www.eft-scripts.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.eft-scripts.com</a></p>
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