Sunday, July 22, 2007
9:56 AM
Lost Post.
I found my lost post! The post that I wrote just the night before OWeek Precamp. Haha..
"Having no self confidence is worse than being thrown naked into the streets."I watched A Knight's Tale all over again. One of my favourite medieval time-based movies. In the movie, there was this particular scene where a naked writer was seen walking down the road past the main character. When asked what he was doing, he replied saying that he was "trudging".
trudged, trudg·ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to walk, esp. laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.
–verb (used with object)
2. to walk laboriously or wearily along or over: He trudged the deserted road for hours.
–noun
3. a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
He explained the term 'trudging' to the main character, with an air of pride and confidence. There was no shame in his eyes, and no quaver in his voice at his nakedness. That scene set me thinking, and thus the birth of the phrase above.
It is very important as individuals that we know who we are. On top of all things, we need to be secure of our own identity as a person, and not allow the judgment of the world and society to affect our self confidence and self worth. No matter what people say or do to us, no matter what the circumstances may be, we need to hold our heads up high and face it. I learnt at a young age a common phrase called "facing the music". This stuck to me throughout my years of growing up. It taught me that no matter what situation I might be in, however bad the mistake and thus the consequence, I need to suck up my courage and confidence, stamp down the pride and face it. I have learnt from dealing with every situation in this manner that it helps build up my self confidence and identity. Not relenting to external pressures as to who I am or who I want to be, but rather, marking my destiny guided by Him and following His paths.
P.S: Writing this the night before precamp for oweek. Mixed feelings at the moment. I think it affected the composition of the entry. Pardon me.