Better Than My Words

Essays
Written By Nathan Box

Journal: February 2014

a drop or two

 by James Ehrets

They say to Change the world

you must first Change yourself

What a convenient lie.

Change: a concept free from subjection

one can deny it; laugh in Change’s face

mould the world and everything in it

out of audacious determination

Then there is the other type

parched beyond belief,

they keep their feet far from

the flowing river out of the fear

of being washed away just

like the ever-so many condemned before

they spend fruitless generations

searching elsewhere for

what has been in front

of them the whole time;

What they are truly waiting for

is  for the one who jumps in.

they stand near, clinging

to the desperate hope that

they may get splashed with

a drop or two

Thanks for entering my world, 

-Nathan 

Nathan Box
Hello! My name is Nathan. I've always believed I would meet that special someone in one of two places; either a record store or a book store. Maybe I need to amend? I moved to Seattle in February of 2011 from Oklahoma City (Try and not hold the Sonics/Thunder thing against me). I knew I wanted to work for a nonprofit and go to grad school. Within a couple of months, I was doing both. During the day, I work as a Fund Developer and Community Relations Manager for a nonprofit in Kent and at night I try to stay as busy as possible volunteering, trying new restaurants, finding hidden bars and exploring Seattle. The past few years has been both terrifying and exhilarating. I have done things on my own I didn’t think were within my capability. I love being outdoors. On any given weekend, I can be found hiking, on a road trip, volunteering, at a museum, seeing a movie (I see a lot of them). I am passionate about nonprofit work. I feel called to leave a mark on this world. Nothing against those who enjoy making tons of money, I just need to know I am making a difference.
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