"The tragedy of life isn't that it ends so soon but that we wait so long to begin it."
'The true mark of greatness is when everything before you becomes obsolete & everything after you bears your mark."
The above two quotes just so happen to be tattoos on me that I live by. See I'm big on the here but in the past few months I've been contemplating what's more important? Instant gratification or cultivating a legacy? However why does it have to be one or the other? Why can't they be related & tie into each other? For example I don't have a sleeve(tattoo talk again folks, deal with it) but I have individual pieces that will eventually develop into a full sleeve, so why can't life & success be this way? Or can it? I honestly never really thought about my legacy because I've lived a very impulsive life. I say & do everything that's on my mind because what am I waiting for? However doing this builds a reputation but do I care about my reputation or do I need to guard it with my life because this will eventually be my legacy? So how does one go about this? Do you calculate your moves, pick & choose when to act & when to be patient? What is patience though? I've always felt that patience was an excuse to waste time. Again I'm showing you my conflicted self. Now as I grow & hopefully for the better lol I see I do care about my legacy but I'm sometimes concerned that my immediate actions & words will ultimately damage my legacy. I want what I want right now & don't want to wait, however I am willing & am working hard to achieve the goals & touch the dreams I've had. Now this doesn't necessarily mean I don't also want long term success & have long term goals & dreams, which is how I always end up at the proverbial fork in the road. Most people will say "go straight" but it's a fork not a straight path, so I must choose. So where am I? I'm a realist meaning I don't believe in the words can't or impossible(I know saying I don't believe in them means I acknowledge their existence but save it). Can't & impossible aren't words they are a mind state which I refuse to partake in. If another human being can walk on the moon who can dare tell me that the sky is the limit? Having said that & asked the above questions I do believe that there is a balance that can be used to compliment the now & the legacy. It's The Now Legacy. See you do as you please now but make decisions that you will not regret (who am I kidding we all regret shit, just think about that 4am text you sent that girl that day & woke up looked at your phone & said "shit, I did it again' lol). Back to my point you make your decisions & stand firm by them all while being cognizant of your future and that there is a battle no person has ever won & that's the battle against father time(women don't be offended you have mother nature). All in all I plan on continuing riding the Now train while staying on track for my legacy. How do you feel about this?
I have another question I'd like to ask. Why is everyone afraid of death? Is it the uncertainty? How do we know the "after-life" isn't where it all really begins? Not saying this life isn't real because I've felt emotions that are very much real. I've just had a lot of these type of thoughts in my mind as of late.
In addition to that I have a very important question to ask. Through all of life's greatest mysteries there is one that captivates me more than all the others. Levar F.M. & I have had this discussion before but I present it to all of you & NEED an answer. Where the fuck is Everest College? The dude is in a parking lot asking me to go to school. I didn't see a school, classroom, teacher nor a book. The dude doesn't even have a book bag on, he's just there. I want to know what does he do for a living. Did he go to Everest? I think it's a cult or it's like the Matrix. You go straight at the fork in the road & you're in the mythical & mystical world of Everest College.
Remember "The dog that jumps in the water, loses the bone that's in his mouth." Brother Shaquille Sunflower aka Martin Payne
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