Way back when you were younger, things were different. Life was simple and the future was full of promise. Back then when people look at you, they say that you were full of potential that you were destined for big things. You thought that it was so easy to just go out there and it would fall into your lap. Sometimes things don't turn out the way you thought they would and in the process the person you once were or were expecting to be gets lost over the years. When that happens, I remember Colin James Hay's song "Everybody's Looking For Jack".
Sometimes having a lot of potential is not enough to ensure that you'll get where you're going. We've all seen such people tumble down the road from time to time. It sure is sad when that happens. Whether they didn't try or something bad happened, sometimes these people failed to reach their potential. They were the least likely people who would wind up in such a situation. We are left wondering where that person who was so full of promise disappear to.
What have we learned from this? Potential isn't enough for one to be successful in the future. You have to have drive to achieve your dreams because life is not easy and you have to fight every inch of the way to become that person people believed that you would be. Some say it's not too late and you can still find that golden boy inside you if you just move. It won't be easy but if you keep trying, then that person will be back again. When that day comes back, I guess people will find Jack again.
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