Myself

I have to live with myself, and so

I want to be fit for myself to know;

I want to be able, as days go by,

Always to look myself straight in the eye;

I don't want to stand, with the setting sun,

And hate myself for the things I've done.

 

I don't want to keep on a closet shelf

A lot of secrets about myself,

And fool myself, as I come and go,

Into thinking that nobody else will know

The kind of man that I really am;

I don't want to dress up myself in sham.

 

I waant to go out with my head erect;

I want to deserve all men's respect;

But here in the struggle for fame and pelf,

I want to be able to like myself;

I don't want to look and myself and know

That I'm bluster and bluff and empty show.

 

I never can hide myself from me;

I see what others may never see;

I know what others may never know;

I never can fool myself, and so,

Whatever happens, I want to be

Self-respecting and conscience free.

 



A quick story :D

I came across this little story that was in my devotional book and thought I'd share it.

An armed robber named Dennis Lee Curtis, who was arrested in 1992 in Rapid City, South Dakota, apparently had scruples about his thievery. In his wallet the police found a sheet of paper on which was written the following code:

1: I will not kill anyone unless I have to.
2: I will take cash and food stamps - no checks.
3: I will rob only at night.
4: I will not wear a mask.
5: I will not rob mini-marts or 7-eleven stores.
6: If I get chased by cops on foot, I will get away. If chased by vehicle, I will not put the lives of innocent civilians on the line.
7: I will rob only seven months out of the year.
8: I will enjoy robbing from the rich to give to the poor.

This thief had a sense of morality, but it was flawed. When he stood before the court, he was not judged by the standards he had set for himself but by the higher law of the state. Likewise, when we stand before God, we will not be judged by the code of morality we have written for ourselves but by God's perfect law.