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I am currently reading the book, “The Winners Manual”, written by Jim Tressel.  There is this poem in it called “The Guy In The Glass”, written by Dale Winbrow.  It has a lot of meaning to me, and I hope you get something out of it too.

The Guy in The Glass

When you get what you want in your struggle to pelf,

And the world makes you king for a day,

Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,

And see what the guy has to say.

For it isn’t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,

Who judgment upon you must pass.

The feller whose verdict counts most in your life,

Is the guy staring back from the glass.

He’s the feller 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 whole 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 guy in the glass.

Copyright 1934 by Dale Wimbrow

Here is a photo just before Trenton rolled over for the first time.  For some reason I can not add video, but I will try to figure that out.  At least this is an updated photo of him.