Life is hard. And whilst we all have our crosses
to bear, there are those whose burdens seem lighter than others and there are
those whose shoulders clearly stand no chance against what they have to carry.
For years I have believed that a man’s character
is his fate and, come what may, good will prevail over evil, but of late my
mantra has seemed inadequate. What kind of men are Wayne Rooney, Bill Clinton,
Ronaldo? Are they going to get their dues or are they the 5% that make up the
exception to the rule?
Being ever the pragmatic and optimistic one, I
decided to carry out a social experiment where I would find the coolest oke
from my Form One class and also find the prick of that class and see how they
were doing. Obviously, coming up with the two candidates that met the criteria
involved calling up a lot of old school mates, which unearthed new candidates. I
finally settled on two chaps: a warm, popular, sporty and sincere chap who lit
up the classroom by his presence, and the other guy a sulky fellow with the mannerisms of a spider and the hair
to match. After settling on the two candidates it was with great sadness that I
found out that the nice guy had passed away. He had fallen on hard times and
there wasn’t anyone who had truly kept in touch with him and thus he was gone.
As for Spiderman, he is a prominent banker with a local bank (explains the
problems in the banking sector), seemingly doing well; a man about town.
So what does this mean? What
were these men’s characters and is their fate true to their nature? I am not sure. In a bid to make sense of
it all I Google the Chivas Regal soliloquy
- Live With Chivalry - recite
the speech and wonder if the bottle rather than the advert is the solution. As
I leave I can’t help but slide back into my mantra: a man’s character is his
fate. Or perhaps his fate determines his character? Either way, Carpe Diem –
the present is a gift!
- Quit ye like men. Be
strong!
Till next
time in the words of Johnny Drama : vic-to-ry!
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