Scorecard

Would you rather be the most foolish person

but everyone thinks you're the wisest,

Or be the wisest person in the world

whilst everyone thinks you are foolish.

How do you measure yourself

Mind the Gap

memories from a 7 year old

Being extremely ticklish in nature, and

during a hilarious tickle fight with Dan,

in the fray I received a knee to the face.

And out they came. Two front baby teeth.

After that, I strutted up to strangers,

busting out the biggest smile

just to freak them out with my gappy grin.

Boss

Insecurity is when self doubt

speaks up without us asking its opinion.

Worry is when fear

strikes out of turn.

Apathy is when laziness of thought

influences us without our permission.

Let 'em know who's boss.

Improvement

If God didn't want things to change

He wouldn't have invented time.

So, what are you waiting for?

Contrast

There are two great forces

that motivate men

towards every action.

1. Pride that only elevates self,

2. Fear that only shields self.

There are two great forces

that motivate great men

towards every action.

1. Humility that only elevates others,

2. Love that only saturates others.

Society

Follow these instructions and

your life will be full and happy.

1. Go to School

2. Go to University

3. Get a good job*

4. Marry a pretty girl

5. Get a nice house**

6. Rear well behaved kids

7. Save up for your pension

8. Retire early so that you can finally live how you want***

*The aim is to amass more than you'll ever need

**Because you need a bigger place to store everything you don't need

***Because there is no way you could have done this earlier

Until you have it all,

you won't be free.

The Difference

Some things we do

for other people.

Some things we do

for ourselves.

It is important

to know the difference.

Made to be flexible

We don't allocate our bodies

the exact amount of
food and drink,
heating and clothing,
relaxing and exercise every day.

Yet most of us have a target of

exactly 8 hours sleep each night

Focus

Barry the Beaver had a vision.
He'd build the biggest dam,
any beaver had ever built.
It would benefit every creature
in the valley for years to come.

Now, for his dream to come true, he had to focus.
while the other beavers were eating, he'd be working
while the other creatures were sleeping, he'd be working.

He felt that if he wasn't working towards
improving the world, he was wasting his time.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

Sitting on the side of the station
the future was floating through his mind.
A copy of 'the alchemist' sat in his satchel,
and in his thoughts, snug as a gun.

Armed with the words of God and of all great men,
Seeking out the only constant in life, truth.
Sharpening his resolve and humility with steel,
This was an adventure he was willing to die for.

"The core of man's spirit comes from new experiences" - Into the Wild

Everything that Exists

It seems more and more,

everything that exists

great or humble

at least once had a

measure of passion behind it.

"There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject;

the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person." -G.K.Chesterton

Report Cards

On reading my primary school report cards

There is a very clear trend in the comments.

"He's a bright boy, the only problem is

he keeps loudly laughing and singing to himself."

Sounds about right.

Thoughts

He was so hot, so tired

physically and mentally

and yet, for some reason

they kept picking on him.

Tens of tiny blood suckers,

incessantly landing on

all areas from all directions.

Their bite didn't hurt much, and

tiredness screamed for him

to stop trying to bat them away.

But he was wise and knew that

if he didn't continue to fight,

he might get an infection

or may even be sucked dry.

Focus

"I'm going to be king of the world,

Richest man you've ever seen

You'll see, one day,

100 thousand people working for me!"

"Woah really?!"

"Yeahh!

Now watch me down this pint."

Clarity

There is a reason

we don't conduct

important activities

in pitch black.

So lets whack out a flood light

watching rumours scatter

expressing how we truely feel

so that the ones we love, can see.

The Best

memories of a 7 year old.

Almost 500 pieces,

the biggest K'nex ferris wheel

that anyone I knew had ever seen,

and I had made it.

A year later, I found out

Someone had made a bigger one.

Trust

Let me seek to trust and understand

that with their information,

temperament and perspective,

they are only trying to do

what is right.

In the end,

that's all we can hope to do.

In Everything

Let me remember the debts I owe

and forget the ones I am owed.

In Theory

You can live in theory

but it can only ever be

in two dimensions.

In theory the impossible

is still impossible.

In practice...

well.

The Prayer

Kneeling there in that dingy alley

Orange street lights coloured wet tarmac.

Drizzle landing on palms, held out.

And just like that, two men,

with eyes closed and heart surrendered.

A life began beautifully changing, forever.

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