The Pebble

A couple of years ago when I was in the eleventh grade, we were assigned to read the book "Fahrenheit 451" which I have to admit I'm not a fan of because I could never get interested in the book, don't ask why.  But at the end of the novel just like every novel that you read in class we were assigned to write a paper on what we had read.  So that I did, and I have to say what I wrote really applies to the everyday life and world around us.  So I've decided to share some of it on my blog.


"Does this world thrive for exposing others like plants that thirst for water deep in it's roots, or does it exist for the entertainment of such a depressing bitter world?  The very essence of this culture has spread like a pebble that has been dropped into a pond.  The ripples that form from that very pebble can create ripples that stretch for any distance.  Should we catch that pebble before the ripple spreads, should we leave it be to effect the things to come?  That pebble, who is to catch it, should we sacrifice our own existence to catch the pebble?  If no one catches the pebble then let the pebble be the beginning of waves that consume anything and everything in it's path.


This world we believe has in someway been created for us to grow, to become the greatest we can be.  Is it possible to be the greatest with assistance?  It may not be possible, it may be possible that is up for us to decide.  What if all was created so that only one person can be all power?  There is a path ahead that someone is going to walk down.  What is no known about this path is that there is a beerier, the only way to get through is to tear it down and to tear it down completely to where all is left is dust that shall be blown into the darkness.  Bring it down, once that's done, keep walking forward, till the end."


This makes me think a lot of things that I need to tear down that has been placed in my path by either myself or by someone else.  I know that with all the power that I possess that I can be greatness if I put forth my greatest effort.  I believe that and I intend to do that, all it takes is courage.  Whenever I hear the word courage it always gives me a wake up call almost.  I sit there and think about the word courage and what it means to each person because courage is held at different standards in the heart of other individuals.  Maybe that's what it is, courage is the strength of the heart to how far and how long something can be endured or overcoming something that is overbearing that places fear inside of the heart.  Fear and Courage battling against each other, but it is up to us to decide which one shall win inside of our hearts because we become the "War Lords" if you will.  Courage is greatness in and of itself but we must decide which one is to consume us.  It always takes courage to catch the pebble.