Watch it. That is all.
Shame on you; this could be the greatest night of our lives, but you’re going to let it be the worst. I guarantee a week won’t go by in your life that you won’t regret walking out… letting them get the best of you. Now I’m not going home. We’ve come too far, and I’m going to stay right here and fight for this cause.
Your courage might fail you some day, but not today! We draw the line HERE. This far, and no further! I’m not saying it’s going to be easy. We’re going to have to work harder than we’ve ever worked before, but that’s okay. We’ll just come out stronger in the end. If we grit our teeth and show real determination, there’s no way we can fail, and that’s how winning is done! Believe me when I say that we can break them here, but you have to want it – I mean, really want it. If you want victory, then you have to fight for it! Let’s take it back one inch at a time, and they will know what we can do. Let them see how menacing we are! We are lions; we are bears! This… is your time! Seize the day; never surrender – victory or defeat – that’s the only way! Who’s with me? Stand! Stand! Don’t let them see you die; stand! Alright… Let’s fly! And gentlemen, they will know our names across the world when we tell them that they can take our triumphs, but they will NEVER take our heart! *adapted from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wRkzCW5qI Do we ever truly know who we are? Is it possible that because we know ourselves so well that we do not know ourselves at all - or at least are blinded by our self biases? I can think of no one in my life that knows close to even half of the things that go on in my mind or of the experiences that I have had. While this is definitely a personal matter that I have chosen to follow for my own reasons, it leaves the question of whether anyone is truly able to judge my actions, choices, and thoughts in a manner that justifies or at least reflects some semblance of absolute truth (if there is even such a thing as absolute truth). However, if those individuals in my life are incapable of truly judging accurately, am I any better a judge? While I have complete insight into my personal thoughts, actions, and inspirations, am I not privy to too much personal bias? Will I not always read my personal choices as the best ones made at the appropriate times, and will I not just accept that certain paths are unquestionably trod upon? Or rather, if regret were to rear its ugly head, would I not associate it with personal desires? It is highly unlikely that a truly objective assessment of the self can ever be made - even with the wisest and most introspective of souls. Who or what then can act as a true gage of the value of individual choices? Certainly, one can try to exhibit the most intimate nuances of their existences, but it is highly doubtful that a full display can ever be provided. Even if an individual were able to convey every minute detail, reasoning, and motivation, will not the personal take of the receiving individual once again corrupt the idea that objective judgment is impossible? So, where does this leave us? To truly understand who we are and why we do things in the most accurate manner possible, we cannot look to others, and we cannot look to ourselves because there will always be the very human obstacle of personal stake. It is then to be noted that we can never truly realize ourselves for who we are. We can never understand our choices completely, and we can never predict our moral path. While this premise is sound, I choose to reject it - and that too with the very essence of human existence: hope. While we cannot truly assess ourselves objectively, we can still attain a level of judgment that can resemble absolute truth in its role. We may never be able to truly know who we are, but we will never be so lost as to look into the mirror and fail to recognize ourselves. Never.
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AuthorSilent Rogue is a young Creative Designer from Los Angeles. He makes films, writes stories, creates works of art, and appreciates the little things in life. Archives
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