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

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

He's the person to please, never mind all the rest
For he's with you clean to the end;
And You've passed your most dangerous and difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.

You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum
And think you are a wonderful guy,
But the guy in the glass says you are a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.

You may fool the whole world - - down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass;
But the final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you cheated the guy in the glass.

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