The Heart of a Man

The heart of a man determines the range that he rides
His dreams and desires are the limits of the plains
His standards are the fences and gates he must tend
Not to keep others out, but to keep the wild beasts in
Imagination is the pasture where a man's ideas grow
Food for thought and strength of character.

A man can live on the vast plains of this country
And still be closed in by the smallness of his thoughts
He can be hemmed in all about by the closeness of the city
And ride a range as big as his dreams
But if a man does not tend the fences of his integrity
The beasts of desire will escape and trample the plains

Yes, a man is limited only by the expanse of his mind
A vast rangeland awaits the dreamer in him
Restrained only by the fences of his own
Fear keeps us from exploring the plains before us
It makes us want to stay close to home
And never venture out to find
The life that lies beyond our sight