E.E. Cummings once wrote, “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle, which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.†As of late I stopped fighting. I’ve lost my way and the person I am is very different from the person I want to be. It is only now however, that I realise everything will be okay and that I do not choose my destiny. It chooses me. And those that knew me before fate took my by the hand cannot understand the depth of the changes inside. They cannot fathom how much I stand to lose in failure…that I am an instrument of a flawless design. My path is set and I hear death tugging at me ear saying, “Live, for I am coming.†This philosophy is making me realise that you have to enjoy life and that everything else is just background noise. You know in cartoons, the way someone can run off a cliff and they are fine, they don’t fall until they look down? Some say that is the secret of life. Never look down. But it is more than that. It’s not just about not looking down. It’s about not ever realising that you’re in the middle of the air and you don’t know how to fly. It is about learning to walk through fire, without getting burned. And when we embrace what lies within, our potential knows no limit. The future is filled with promise. The present is rife with expectation. But when we deny our instinct, and struggle against our deepest urges, uncertainty begins. We begin to question where our path leads and what will end as a result of change. And for those who fear what lies ahead…The most important question of all…Can we ever change who we really are? So, you want to know about me. My name is Nick I'm just trying to do the best I can.
