The Ultimate Aim

Matthew McKenna
2 min readJan 29, 2022

I wanted to be a priest, so I could help bring people to Gods love.

I wanted to be a comedian, so I could bring joy to people and make them laugh.

I wanted to be a lawyer, so I could serve justice.

I wanted to be a police officer, so I could help my community by maintaining law and order.

I wanted to be a UN peacekeeper, so I could defend the innocent and stand for peace.

I wanted to be an electrician, so I could do honest work and provide energy for our society.

I wanted to be a high school teacher, so I could educate and mentor the next generation.

I wanted to be a politician, so I could chose smart policy and make good decisions.

I wanted to be an entrepreneur, so I could bring innovation and prosperity to my society.

I wanted to be a community leader, so I could bring people together.

I wanted to be a motivational speaker, so I could help people become their best.

I wanted to be a researcher, so I could advance our knowledge and bring us closer to truth.

I wanted to be a professor, so I could inspire students through the experience of their field.

I wanted to be a mystic, so I could bring people in contact with the divine.

I wanted to be a therapist, so I could help people become mentally well.

I don’t know what I want to be, but I know I want to be a good one. And no matter what I do, so long as I aim at The Good then I know it’ll be the right choice.

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Matthew McKenna

When facing hardship and burned by flame / We look to myth for where to aim / As stories of old were understood / Extract the gold and make it good.