DEFINE YOURSELF
POSTED AT 01:11 AM

hephaestus

Today I realized that the only person we can blame for all the mistakes and stupidity that we make is our own self.

Imagine a typical school scenario, a wimp being bullied by a big fourth grader.  The fourth grader picks on Wimpy (he will be known by this name) and makes his life feel like hell.  Who's to blame?  It's not the fourth grader; it's Wimpy.  He chose to be bullied.  He chose to just run, hide and cry.  He did not choose to stand up for his rights no matter what the consequences are, a bloody nose or cracked ribs perhaps.  People would say, "Poor Wimpy"!  Well, I couldn't agree more; poor Wimpy indeed!  He chose to live in fear.

In an academic setting, the bully may be expelled from the school but in the real world, things are a lot different.  And this is what the school failed to tell Wimpy.  The Earth is a big jungle of hungry wolves and soaring vultures waiting for a weakling to prey on.  If you are too afraid to even tell those people preying on you to stop meddling with your life then they won't.  If your voice is not loud enough then you will not be heard.  If you can't show them that they have no power over you then you will forever live in fear.

We define ourselves, we define our life.  No mortal has the authority to make us do things that are against our will.  No one has the right to make us feel inferior because we are all created equal.  We can't blame other people for our failures because they don't decide for us; we are the ones who make choices, we are the ones who make decisions.  We are the ones who define our life.