In life I wanna be able to look at the man in the mirror and be content with who I find staring back at me.
My old coach and long time friend once told me to read a poem, the poem was entitled "The Guy in the Glass" by Dale Wimbrow.
The Guy in the Glass
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.
For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.
He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the guy in the glass.
This poem basically explains the importance of being true to YOURSELF; because when it all comes down to it, if your not true to yourself, your not true to anyone.
In all honesty, I don't want to be someone who changes who I am to fit in with a certain crowd. I wanna be able to be myself NO matter what.
As I stated above, my goal is self discovery, as well as learning to stay true to myself.
Not conforming to what our modern day society says is "acceptable" but to what I feel is acceptable...to be honest and faithful, not letting anyone sway me from the path I have chosen to be mine.
It is my hope and prayer that I hold steady to this and do my best to fulfill my ambitions...while keeping your guys posted of course ;)
So, for those of you who are interested in what this guy's got going for himself, feel free to check in everyday. I'll be doing my best to update you guys on what's crackin in my life, as well as dropping in some small insight of I have learned about this world :)
Thanks for following,
-jeffFRY
