I was looking though an old book of poems that belonged to my late grandmother and came across this gem. It so sums up what I have been trying to express to some people lately (and can use a reminder of myself!)
Be the Best of Whatever You Are
If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley- but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be a bush if you can't be a tree.
If you can't be a bush be a bit of the grass,
And some highway happier make;
If you can't be a muskie then just be a bass-
But be the liveliest bass in the lake!
We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,
There's something for all of us here,
There's big work to do, and ther's lesser to do,
And the task you must do is the near.
If you can't be a highway then just be a trail,
If you can't be the sun be a star;
It isn't by size that you win or you fail-
Be the best of whatever you are!
Douglas Malloch
Success is being the best that is in you, it doesn't matter how lowly or how important your job is as long as you do it the very best that you can!!
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