Boron - Chapter 23

And I'm doing it all. I am heartsick for my woman, I am
living in 114 degree heat I have jerks for roommates, and,
above all I AM IN PRISON!

And, I'm still doing it. So, you do it too. You are made out
of the same stuff I am and I am so proud of you, you
wouldn't believe it.

But get this. It doesn't matter how much you learn if
you don't use what you learn. So when I tell you to
do your roadwork and exercise with weights and study and
read ads aloud and write them out in your own handwriting, I
mean for you to do it and do it now!

So don't mess around with your life. I have messed up enough
for both of us.

End of sermon.

Now, I'm going to talk to you about a big difference between
people who make it in any field (including crime) and those
who do not.

That difference is awareness.

Most people (at least many) walk around with their heads in
the sand.

They are lost in a fog. They go whichever way the current of
the streams of their world happens to push them. They are
sheep and they are regularly shorn.

This is a bad way to be in prison. Prison is a microcosm of
society and weak fish are gobbled up fast. So are those who
walk around with their heads in the clouds oblivious to what
is going on about them. You can't sulk in prison. You can't
waste time feeling sorry for yourself. You can't stay lost
in fantasies about your woman or what you are going to do
when you hit the streets. No. What you must be here (and
it's a good idea wherever you are!) is alert, on top
of things and ready at any time to "catch a break".