Your Life Picture

Given the tools that you need to start
Take it from there to paint your picture
A blank slate to paint, any way you want
Yes there are guidelines to direct your brush
But everyone has their very own style
Everyone tackles it differently
Some people are careful and conscious
Of every move they make
Others are clumsy and make it messy
There are many colors you come across
Each one adding their own touch in the painting
Like little people, they help create the picture
Everyone is bound to make a mistake at some point
But everyone has their own ways of dealing with it
Some paint over it, like it never existed
Others keep it in their painting
Because the mistake is now part of their painting
And sometimes the mistakes can help make the painting their own
As I say, everyone tackles their painting uniquely
Because everyone has their very own style
And everyone tackles problems in a different way
But what really matters, at the end of the day
After all the time spent, Building this picture
Is whether you can look back
And say that you’re proud
Can you say that it was time well spent?
Or do you wish that you had changed your ways?
Can you look back on your life-painting
With a sense of pride?
Because that’s what matters
In the grand scheme of life