I read that poignant quote a couple of weeks ago while at a doctor's office with my parents. It was from an article in Reader's Digest where the writer was recalling the construction of a toy boat he was inspired to build by his grandpa. His grandpa told him that phrase and he carried it with him all his life.
Sometimes a certain word or phrase can unlock feelings and thoughts in the mind that were previously unreachable. All manners of things can be gifted in life. You can be given money, clothes, vehicles, houses, toys, and the like, but you can never be gifted what you do for yourself. An artist can never be given a sketch he created for himself. A musician can never be gifted a song he composed on his own.
My birthday was just a couple of weeks ago and every year I find myself wondering what it is I'm accomplishing in life. I've done a lot of art, yes. I've published a book, yes. In spite of those things, I still feel hollow like I've not yet ascended to my potential. Perhaps I'm just a bit impatient for as far as I feel I've come, I still have a ways yet to go. I know these types of doubts are not unique to me as everyone faces their own fears and obstacles in life. That said, I know I am the only one who can change my future for I hold the keys of will.
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