I Came To Win

....Continued from "Trials & Tribulations"
On a lighter note, I find a positive outcome to my moments of doubt. It allows me to reflect on my past and gauge what outcomes I seek for the future. My resolve strengthens and I resume on a track of moving forward. I know exactly what I want. It's right in front of me... However what I desire is wild and untameable, like the sea... and perhaps just as cold. No matter, "what the heart wants, the heart wants" and very much so willing to fight for it.
Someone once asked me "Are you a lover or a fighter?" I replied "I'm both." This particular person told me, "You can't be both... you're either one or the other." So I said "Well then.. I'm a fighter." I've fought my whole life. I was bullied in grade school. Was never popular among my classmates. I was picked on cause I was smaller than everyone else. But, I had a good heart. Perhaps too much heart for my own good. All the disappointments endured in this life have made me tougher. I'm a fighter because you can fight for love. You can fight for others even if they don't know you or even care about you. You fight because it's the right thing to do. A fighter never quits, even if they appear to be outmatched or even over powered. It doesn't matter because if you fight with everything you got, the only way you lose is by self defeat.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is credited with saying, "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live." Funny the way I came across this quote but entirely not important. It made me self examine my character. What am I willing to die for? A question not easily answered but made me reflect on a creed I once memorized. A portion of it goes like this: "In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win." Words... simple yet inspiring. All it takes are a few words and you can inspire others perhaps even yourself. This self-inspiration is what makes the goal obtainable. I don't know why these things happened but I'm glad they did. Everyday I'm stronger than the day before. I know what I want and I'm willing to fight for it. I don't fight for the hell of it either... I fight to win.