He walked to the bathroom and splashed cold water on his face. When he looked up, he didn't see the ambitious boy who had left the village. He saw a man with deep lines around his eyes and silver streaks at his temples.
He realized he had traded his "green years" for gold coins that couldn't buy back a single sunset. He had missed his mother’s last birthdays and the quiet peace of the hills. His hair hadn't turned gray from old age; it had turned gray from the friction of a life lived in a hurry. He walked to the bathroom and splashed cold
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