Character, Not Competence

"What Will Matter" by Micheal Josephson

I couldn't even tell you if it was a real poem

I mean not plagarized or whatever the copyright lawyers argue about

But that's the point

To me it doesn't matter

To me it's the words that matter and how they make me feel 

It's the courage and comfort they give to a perfectionist who hardly ever feels like enough

Some would disagree somewhat with its message

Of course competency matters!

How are you going to get a job, life skills

You're gonna be a lazy, good-for-nothing millenial who never got a job and never went outside as a kid

I know

Trust me I know, I'm just too young to comprehend the consequences

I love being lazy

I love being a princess

I love not having a job, living in a wonderful house, having everything I could ever want, and reading my days away

But that's not good for me

I have to do more!

Good for nothing

Lazy

Entitled

Do something

Do anything

Get a job

Be responsible

Adult!

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"What will matter is not your competence but your character."

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It's going to be okay.

Things are going to work out.

Keep going. I believe in you.

Try again.

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You can do this.

Remeber who you are.

Remeber your character. 

You are defined by you.

You are not defined by the world.

Try again. You can do this.