Monday 20 December 2010

Journal: 112.12:21

Up until very recently every time I looked in the mirror, a different man would stare back out at me. The same face, more or less, but a different man every time.

Sometimes he'd be a villain. Sometimes a big damn hero. Sometimes he was a competent leader of men, sure in his convictions and faithful in his own judgements. Other times he was a scared boy with an older man's face, carrying a terrifying burden of power he barely understood.

The last week has been a revelation. Suddenly, it's the same man looking back at me in the morning, every time. He's not perfect, he makes mistakes, but his soul is battle-tested and work-hardened and still a thing of conviction and principles despite it all.

All things considered, I could come to respect and like a man like that.

Save. End.

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