my role model

The moment I try to think of my inspirations many names crop up, Einstein for the sheer genius he was, Subhas Chandra Bose for the courage and bravery that man impersonified, Gandhi for being the true idealistic and many people having a rags to richest story, not because I want their wealth but because I want their audacity of dreaming big and then materializing their dreams. But surprisingly I find that though I want a bit of everyone I don’t idealize anyone in particular. The one who really inspires me to reach greater heights, the one who shows me the way whenever I get lost is, the guy in the mirror!
I may be sounding a bit egoistic, but surely I’m not. It’s just that, that the guy in the mirror means so much to me. Everytime I win and feel invincible, just a mere look at him makes me feel mortal again. Everytime I’m down and tending to give up, he inspires me to avenge myself, to go for the heights I have never dreamt before. The guy in the mirror, knows me the best .He knows my darkest secrets, my weaknesses, my strengths and he is always ears to share my feelings ,this is not to say that I don’t have good friends or family but still.
At the end of the day I know its all about him. My goal is to perfect that guy, to get out the best in him. And I shall pursue that my whole life. But in this I can’t bluff. Because I may fool the whole world, I may be a put on and nobody would come to know but the moment I get in front of the guy in the mirror, I stand naked. So in a way, he is the filter I use. He keeps my conscience clean and helps me to realign and introspect everytime I go wayward, everytime I sin. He has guided me through life and would keep doing so. As he is my mentor.
In the end I just hope that the guy in the mirror keeps inspiring and guiding me. But more importantly that I’m able to see him in the eye till my last breath .Because he is the one I idealize, he is my guru ,my role model and he shall take me through this thing called, Life.
PS - this I wrote as an entry to the creative writing competition held in my company.