YCL! October 2013 | Page 6

The Real you The real you By BEN FEASEY “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Henry Stanley Haskins When I originally decided to start writing a piece for the YCL magazine I had thoughts of writing grand, literary masterpieces that could and would change the courses of people’s futures. However, it turns out that as much as a love to write, writing a piece that can change worlds and alter paths is much harder than I first thought. It was then that I decided to look towards other peoples work to better understand my own. I have always loved inspirational quotes and sayings, whether through the personal statements my friends have tattooed on their bodies about how they want to live, or whether through a street artist’s view point they have tagged on the underpass. It was after looking at these other views I came across Henry Stanley Haskins, a man who worked in the stock market of all places. He spent a lot of his spare time writing thoughts, ideas and musings down with no intention of showing anyone until, they were published by a friend shortly before his death in the 1950’s. 5.