Growng up in the city it was a constant reminder to always consider what people would say about your choices.Certainly there was societal value in this overriding consideration. You follow the straight and narrow because of family guidance and other moral guidelines an all will be wonderful. However,there were choices that were based too much on what other people thought and the restrictions of this influence often frustrated worthwhile goals and objectives. There was this pressure to be safe in all choices and God forbid that you failed at something. What wouuld others say? To lead your life boxed in by the whims and confinement in every goal is to place your hands and destiny in the hands of others. They don’t always know what is best for you, and even though their intentions are worthwhile they may constrain the dreams and aspirations that deserve exploration. Maybe some of these may lead to failures but if you spend all of your life locked in the box of “What will people say?, you may miss the joy of being the captain of your own ship.