The Ballad of Jimmy O'Reilly

<p>It's hard to make believe every day. I'm thinking about that a lot today. I suppose turning 100 will do that to a man.</p><p></p><p>But I have a secret an inspiration a guiding hand and it's been with me since the tragedy that fell across my path when I was 12 years old. It has always been there like a person behind a sheer curtain blowing in the wind never distinct and always on the verge of disappearing. </p><p></p><p>It's a story that has shaped my being who I am who I believe I am at least and has given me the confidence to try and the strength to carry on when the path seemed lost. It is a story of reality a story that proves that we don't see the world as it is we see it as we are. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps it's time to tell that story ...</p>