When my father put this quote on my Facebook wall Monday morning it struck a chord with me. Growing up I wanted to be a part of the "in" crowd. I'm sure we all did. But what I think we sometimes forget is that we are all individuals, born with a different genetic code and there is no one else on this earth that is the same as we are. That's the beauty of being a human being, we are all individuals. We are born into this world as a blank slate, ready to be molded into what we will do in this life and what we will be remembered for. Why strive to be something that someone else has already done? Don't you remember when you were young and said to yourself, I want to be the first person to cure cancer or I want to be the first female president of the United States or even I want to be the first astronaut to step foot on the moons of Jupiter. What happened to all of those aspirations people? We stopped dreaming, and fell into the same lull millions of people have fallen into. We get caught up in the capitalistic rat race of "More Money = More Power" and we have lost sight of what truly makes us so special, the ability to do whatever we set our minds to.
I don't mean to sound like I'm tooting my own horn here, but if there is one thing I can look back on in my life I can say that I have taken risks. I have never done what anyone else thought would be best for me, I have followed my own heart, and that has led me to many happy experiences as well as unhappy ones. But I always have believed in the saying of "No Risk, No Reward." I covered my bases with what I was interested in as a child. I played piano, I tried violin, I sang, I did theater, I played sports, I wrote, and I tried to hang out with as many different people as I could so that I would never be limited to one group of friends for the rest of my life. I have met so many wonderful people along the way that I can truly say that I am blessed with warm feeling of friendship and family, immediate or not. I have encountered many "parent's away from home" as well as brothers and sisters that are not blood related to me, and I know that wherever my travels take me, I have those select people that are always looking out for me. That feeling of mutual love is a wonderful thing, and paired with the unconditional love that I receive from my parents and brother is the best thing a man could ask for.
So let me ask you this: When you sit and reflect on your life up to date, have you done what you have wanted to do? Or have you fallen into the lull that I have talked about and decided to become a suit-wearing drone looking for a steady job and paycheck. Do what makes you happy, never do something just because of the money. If you are not happy with what you are doing, change it, or else you will fall into a lifetime of remember whens and what ifs. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WAY YOUR LIFE IS HEADED. It's a beautiful thing isn't it? Before I leave you tonight, I want to say thank you to all of the wonderful people in my life, because without hesitation I can say that every single one of you is not a copy, but a beautiful individual that brings something special and unique to the table, and I thoroughly enjoy hearing from each and every one of you. I leave you with this inspirational poem that fits in perfectly with my topic tonight. John Mason was right, "You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
This is G.S Moredock signing off.
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever Gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced or cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
"Invictus"
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