Experience as a Flashlight: I stared at the man in the motel lobby who was talking to some other people.  He was balding and his face had moles, lines, and bumps.  I saw him however as a young man.  Underneath that exterior, I saw a man with a full head of hair, young skin, sharp features and determined chin.  His youth was still there even though his facial parts had changed due to aging.

I now see myself in the same way.  Even though I see gray hair around the temples and in most of my beard, I know that inside I am the same person I have always been.  Oh sure, I have gained some wisdom from the experiences I have been through, but I still have a lot of the same fears and uncertainties I struggled with when I was much younger.  Even though I can’t throw a…