There once was a man
11/04/2015
At present, Victor is probably summiting a majestic mountaintop and breathing some of the freshest oxygen on the planet while hiking through Patagonia.
Knowing that he’d be off the grid this week, he commissioned me – a friend, collaborator, and writing partner – to share something here. In fact, he gave me freedom to post anything I wanted because that’s just how he rolls; always inviting others to paint their colors on his work, so to speak.
In honor of who he is, and the work he’s doing, I’ve written a poem about the legendary and inspiring life he’s been living called, There once was a man.
There once was a man who read in books
Of all the lives that he could lead
The great ones spoke of dramas that shook
The ground beneath their feet
He felt each pain and shed sorrowful tears
For lives he barely knew
Till eventually days built up into years
And he discovered what he must do
“Great stories,” he thought, “are adventures lived from risk and strength of heart.”
“My life, too, must be removed from fear that won’t let me start.”
“Breathtaking views can’t ever be seen until I’m willing to climb,”
“And curious ones won’t begin to seek until they’re eager to find.”
Ever since this man endeavored to leave his comfortable life behind
Opportunity spanned beyond what’s seen as ideas sparked in his mind
Now lives a man who makes what he dreams
And his life presents like a book
He no longer plans to live what he reads
For he’s living the risk that he took.
Of all the lives that he could lead
The great ones spoke of dramas that shook
The ground beneath their feet
He felt each pain and shed sorrowful tears
For lives he barely knew
Till eventually days built up into years
And he discovered what he must do
“Great stories,” he thought, “are adventures lived from risk and strength of heart.”
“My life, too, must be removed from fear that won’t let me start.”
“Breathtaking views can’t ever be seen until I’m willing to climb,”
“And curious ones won’t begin to seek until they’re eager to find.”
Ever since this man endeavored to leave his comfortable life behind
Opportunity spanned beyond what’s seen as ideas sparked in his mind
Now lives a man who makes what he dreams
And his life presents like a book
He no longer plans to live what he reads
For he’s living the risk that he took.
Have a great Wednesday,
Dane