You are the Only Judge

As we go through life, we are always always measuring our progress and success - that's what keeps us motivated in life. Most of the time we measure against other people because we crave for recognition or approval. We define success by what we perceive the society will define as success, and sometimes we take a few wrong steps along the way to get that 'success'.

This poem below beautifully says what the real issue is - it's YOU. All your anxiety will be gone if you can see eye to eye with the man in the glass.

THE MAN IN THE GLASS by Dale Wimbrow

When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day
Just go to a mirror and look at yourself
And see what THAT man has to say.

For it isn't your father or mother or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.

Some people may think you a straight-shootin' chum
And call you 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.

He's the fellow 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 man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life
And get pats on your back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.