My Shoes

I woke up one day and realized that there were many things about my life I 
  was not satisfied with or better still, there were challenges that were
  threatening my soul.

  And I said to myself, "Why should anyone envy me and to be in my shoes?" 
  The don't know what lies ahead of me, and neither do they know how 
  dissatisfied I get with myself from time to time.  

  People don't know the troubles that you've had or the price you had to pay
  to get to where you are.  All the want to know is that they wish they were
  like you.

  Why should you wish you were in anybody's shoes when you hardly know how 
  they fit?

  When you've worn your shoes for a while, they take the shape of your feet
  and align to the way you walk. If you were to wear my shoes you would not 
  be comfortable in them.

  So I stopped wishing that I am in someone else's shoes because they may 
  not fit; rather I thank God for my shoes because they fit.

  I have learnt to be the best at what I do, and I know no-one can replace
  me anywhere or in any sphere.

  I am an original.  My God is not in the cloning business. He makes 
  originals!

  Make the best of what you do, because you have this beautify life to live
  only once.

  Live it to the fullest.

        With thanks to Patricia Pillay