To say that life is a fight, a battle, an on-going struggle is an understatement, to say the least. It's all of those – and more. We may often feel it is easier to give up the struggle and live with the status quo.
In the name of all that is best within you, I ask do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of YOU be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly and the mindlessness of those who have never achieved. Do not lose your knowledge that man's greatest assets are an upright posture, an unyielding mind and a step that can travel unlimited roads.
Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Don’t let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserve, but have never been able to reach yet.
Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desire can be won, it exists; it is real; it is possible; it's yours, there for the winning. Remember, “I am. I think. I will.”
Until next time (and a few more wins),
Peripatetic Scribe
Sadly not many people are willing to pursue their dreams. A Croatian poet once said:"Beware of not appearing small under the stars!"
ReplyDeleteLucana, thank you for this. I have not come across this quote before but I think it says a lot about the "feet of clay" that affects so many people. Maybe they are too wrapped up in day-to-day survival that thinking beyond this state is an impossibility. I would very much like to know the name of the poet so I can read more. Thank you again. P.S.
ReplyDeleteThank you, P. S.! And thank you Lucana for reminding us on beautifull poetry of Antun Branko Šimić! I'm really getting the courage to win this time :)
ReplyDeleteJana - it's my pleasure! Now I have the name of the poet I must look for an English translation of his work. Thank you. P.S.
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