I wanna be like….
There’s a song in my head right now. “I wanna be like Harry Houdini…” I can’t remember the whole song or even the point. But it’s there. Thank you Squirrel Nut Zippers.
But it got me thinking. There have been a variety of marketing done with that phrase in mind. Remember “If I could be like Mike?”
Or, “Don’t be like…” Avoid the noid, stuff like that.
But who do I want to be like? At work, my coworkers like to tease and say I’m like our Director. (all in all not a bad thing, but they don’t mean it well.) Which bothers me, because I want them to see me for me.
I want to emulate goodness. I want to be like the kind of someone whom one would want to be like. How do you do that? Mom would say, “Just be yourself.”
Well, that’s silly. Who else could I be?
Is that my answer?
Can it just be, I want to be like…me?
I want to be like my dad. Honest, hardworking, and happily married since my parents were legally old enough to wed.
I try to be honest, sometimes unsuccessfully. I do work hard, even if my version isn’t the physical labor my father has done all of his life. I married at the age of 17 -more than ten years ago. I have happily married down pat. Two out of three ain’t bad, right? lol
Ultimately, you can only be yourself. I’m the best “me” I can be. Sometimes I’m a better “me” than others, but I do try. That’s all anyone can do.