01/09/2018
I believe in free will
But not the divine type
Just that we always have a choice
But that choice is limited
To what we know
What we have seen
And our genetic gifts
So blessed be they
Who open up new ways
Of seeing our self
Of seeing our world
And let infinite possibilities
Come flooding in
It can come from a book
It can come from a friend
These pathways as such
Let us redefine our future
Can mend broken men
Can break desperate cycles
Of addiction and despair
So let’s hear it for the visionaries
Who choose to bestow
This precious gift
To their fellow man
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I sometimes think the nicest thing you can do for someone is to open up new pathways they never knew existed. Like explaining employment job opportunities or ways of making money or having fun; outlining things that can be achieved that you never would have thought of. At one point someone told me about making money playing music on cruise ships, based on that I studied music, based on the music degree I got a public service job based on the job I could afford to visit Paris. A simple gem of information shaped my life into something better than it would have been.
Lately I’ve been keeping in mind that everyone is good at something and everyone has something interesting to say if you dig around for it enough. Who knows you might just find one of these gems that completely transforms your life.
