Thought for the Day

MAN IN THE GLASS
When you get what you want in
your struggle for self, and the
world makes you King for a Day; just go to
a mirror and look at yourself, and see what
THAT man has to say. For it isn’t your father
or mother or wife, whose 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‘re a straight shootin’ chum,
and call you 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. He’s the
fellow 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 man in the glass is your
friend. You may fool the whole world down
the pathway of life, and get pats on the back
as you pass; but your final reward will be
heartaches and tears, if you’ve cheated the
man in the glass.”
—DALE WIMBROW SR.
(taken from “No Excuses)