Yet, Instead.

Tell me not who I am
But what I can be.
Tell me not where I should go
But where I am going
Tell me not what I should do
But what I am doing
Call me not by their name
But by my own
Show me not the ideal
But the unadulterated real
Show me not a face
But a glowing soul
Show me not the theories
But the truth
Show me not the mind
But the heart and mind
Give not conformity
But opportunity
Give not obstacles
But goals
Give not the known
But feared unknown

R. L. Heath, Jr.