You are Fully Equipped

Hi, I recently came across this lovely, insightful and inspiring peom by Edgar Guest and felt it will be very beneficial to you. Take time to go through the five stanzas and you will be glad you did. Hopefully, it will start you off or further you in your journey to excellent and successful life. Have a great time.

EQUIPMENT – BY EDGAR A. GUEST

Figure it out for yourself, my lad,
You’ve all that the greatest of all men have had,
Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes,
And a brain to use if you would be wise,
With this equipment they all began,
So start for the top and say, “I can.”

Look them over, the wise and the great,
They take their food from a common plate,
And similar knives and forks they use,
With similar laces they tie their shoes,
The world considers them brave and smart,

You can triumph and come to skill,
You can be great, if you only will.
You’re well equipped for what fight you choose,
You have legs and arms and a brain to use;
And the man who has risen great deeds to do
Began his life with no more than you.

You are the handicap you must face,
You are the one who must choose your place,
You must say where you want to go,
How much you will study the truth to know;
God has equipped you for life, but He
Lets you decide what you want to be.

Courage must come from the soul within,
The man must furnish the will to win,
So figure out for yourself, my lad,
You were born with all that the great have had,
With your equipment they all began.
Get hold of yourself and say: “I can.”