Better to feel fake and spread a little love around, slip, I think, than either of the alternatives. Surprisingly many people don't care how genuine the kindness is. 
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"Who says, 'Hard times? I'm used to them.
The speeding planet burns; I'm used to that'?
My life's so common it disappears.
And sometimes, even music
cannot substitute for tears."
-Paul Simon, The Cool, Cool River
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