It is the single most important virtue in our lives. The strength to motivate ourselves, the strength to have a vision of a better life, the strength to work, the strength to let ourselves hang loose, the strength to open up to others, the strength to deal with the darkest secrets of others and ourselves. It is strength that you need when you must deal with deprivation and scarcity. It is strength you need when you must deal with temptation and seduction. It is strength you need when making moral choices. It is strength you need when you are the one called upon to take care of others, be those others a family of three or a society of a million.
It is the one thing I pray for. It is the one thing I never want to run out of. Both physically and mentally, I want to be strong for myself and all others whose lives I touch in the smallest way. It is the one thing I wish upon every person in this world. The strength to take a stand, to be themselves, to resist peer pressure, to fight, to care, to love. That's all we need. Strength.
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Reality in real simple words......
This 8 lettered word "STRENGTH" appears simple but is a very powerful and probably the only one to deal with 'reality'. Some one rightly said "Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power".
It is not easy to make some of the simplest decisions! Strength as a virtue is just as volatile as wisdom, in that we don't always have it, it comes and goes, it works in our favour or it abandons us when we need it most. Sometimes, it may be the reason, we get out of a situation and sometimes it maybe the reason we find ourselves in a situation. Mostly strength is what appreciate most after having been through certain experiences. As on ages, and as one begins to see their life being played out by younger counterparts, things like taking a stand and resisting peer pressure come more naturally and with an extra dose of 'strength'. I can safely safe you have gathered a lot of it over the years and you will continue throughout the rest of your life. Someday we'll celebrate not being immature, someday!
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