All In
That great murmur, that speaks to us all.
That calls to your heights, that promises greatness.
Maybe you have heard it,
But acted deaf, neglecting your calling.
Without an aim;
You have drifted, living pointlessly.
Drifting, Sinking, Drowning;
In that abyss of indecision, this is your existence?
It was mine;
Indolence, sloth, & hedonism, corroding my life.
Drifting in my abyss;
Sinking into depression, drowning in despair.
Eventually I quit falling;
Grasping something solid, a realization.
Realizing I drift for I lack aim;
I sink for I have no use, I drown for I have no meaning.
But what solid is there to grasp?
Your highest aim, the heights that call you.
How can you trust said aim?
No unwalked path can be, pure trust is the known path.
It is into the unknown you march;
To follow your heart, you must carve a unique path.
Distrust your acumen?
Then trust your heart, is he not your best leader?
Unwaveringly trust your heart;
Only the heart knows, those passions unique to you.
And thus;
Only the heart knows, the path unique to you.
The time has come.
You cannot go on willfully living in misery.
This has been done by your hand!
This will be fixed by your hand!
It is time you take shape!
To let potential take form, to become your hero.
This is the way out.
Shrinking the gap between your hero and self.
So SUBMIT!
You are to be his vehicle, let him live through you.
You have your aim, what else is needed?
GO ALL IN!
~ Leonidas at Thermopylae – Jacques-Louis David - 1814