SUCCESS & FAILURE
I DO NOT CHOOSE TO BE A COMMON MAN
i do not choose to be a common man
it is my right to be uncommon
i seek opportunity, not security,
i do not wish to be a kept citizen, cowered
and deluded by having the state to look after me
i want to take the calculated risk,
to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.
i refuse to barter incentive for the dole
iprefer the chanllenges of life to dole
i prefer the challenges of life to the
guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment
instead of a stale utopia
i will not trade freedom for beneficence,
nor my dignity for a handout.
i will never cower before any master,
nor bend to any threat
it is my heritage to stand erect,
pround and unfraid
to think and act for myself
to enjoy the benefits of my creations
and to face the world boldly,
and to say "this i have done".
all this is what it means to be a man
