Submitted by Leah Shoberg and Doug Berg (Author Unknown)
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
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
whose judgment upon you must pass.
The one whose verdict counts most in life
Is that guy staring back from the glass.
He’s the one 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 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 man in the glass.