The chance to live an extraordinary life lies in re-evaluating all that has come before you, that is, your unique perspective on everything under the stars.
Hold on to what is good,
even if it's a handful of earth.
Not that they won or lost BUT THAT THEY FOUGHT till their last breath IS WHY WE HONOR SOLDIERS.
" Once more into the fray INTO THE LAST GOOD fight I'll ever know LIVE AND DIE on this day LIVE AND DIE ON THIS DAY." — The Grey (2011)
"Rage—goddess—sing
of the rage of Achilles,
murderous, doomed,
that cost the Achaeans
countless losses,
hurling down
to the House of Death
so many sturdy souls,
great fighter’s souls,
but made their bodies carrion
—feasts for the dogs and birds.
And the will of Zeus was done. "
— Homer, The Iliad ~ 762 BC
When your best years have flown by,
when you strength is weak,
and loneliness grasps that frail waist,
your eyes will speak.
Of the legend that you penned
when passion ruled reason.
Memory fades,
achievements grow stale,
all you will have my dear
is a story to tell
to remind them
—that once you too were young.
