The man in the glass...
So instead of reading the thousand pages that I should for my classes. I chose to look around on here. While I was here I decided I wanted to update and I came up with this. I remembered this philosophy/poem from hearing my grandpa talk, and seeing it around his house a few years before he passed away. The 18th will be ten years since he died. I can't believe how quickly the time passes. Some things about him are so fresh in my mind, others are becoming blurred by time and watering eyes. Well, this is what I wanted to post.
The man in the glass
When you get what you want in this struggle for self
and the world makes you king for a day
Just go to a mirror and look back at yourself
and see what that man has to say
For it isn't your parents - your children - or wife
Who judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
Some people may think you a straight-shooting chum
And call you a wonderful guy
But the man in the glass say's you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
He's the fellow to please, nevermind all the rest
For he's with you clear up to the end
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life
And get pats on your back as you pass
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.
So yes, I've got nothing profound to add to this other than "yes". I would say that I am trying to live by this. I try not to be a dick to others, but more than that I try to remain true to the values that I hold dear for myself. Yes, so that is that. And I bought another Johnny Cash cd Solitary Man... not as badass as The Man Comes Around, but still good, and solid baby.
The man in the glass
When you get what you want in this struggle for self
and the world makes you king for a day
Just go to a mirror and look back at yourself
and see what that man has to say
For it isn't your parents - your children - or wife
Who judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
Some people may think you a straight-shooting chum
And call you a wonderful guy
But the man in the glass say's you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
He's the fellow to please, nevermind all the rest
For he's with you clear up to the end
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life
And get pats on your back as you pass
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.
So yes, I've got nothing profound to add to this other than "yes". I would say that I am trying to live by this. I try not to be a dick to others, but more than that I try to remain true to the values that I hold dear for myself. Yes, so that is that. And I bought another Johnny Cash cd Solitary Man... not as badass as The Man Comes Around, but still good, and solid baby.