Two men given a special gift;
To know the date of their own lives’ ending;
Free will in hand, their destinies shaping;
Legacies revealed in their own lives’ making.
“No fear in a life of adventure!” said one.
To live and to know what I do doesn’t matter!
I can booze and snort and shack up with women,
Cut loose and drive fast and live big and get high!
Life’s mine! I take it! I make it!” he boasted—
“To get what I want and to want what I get!”
Two men given a special gift;
One cries “Power!” and makes Self Master;
Free will in hand, his destiny shaping;
Legacy revealed in his own life’s making.
“No fear in a life of adventure!” said the next.
To live and to know what I do does matter!
I can serve and bless and raise up the standard.
Be real and grow tall and live right and aim high!
Life’s fine! I hold it! I mold it!” he marveled—
“To get what I want and to want what I get!”
