Friday, February 16, 2007

Peace By Inches



(excuse the cussing)
This video relates to my essential question because it contains words of wisdom that teaches me about life and hard work. It helps me to realize and actually value the amount of an inch. The coach is speaking to his players because they're losing a football game and he thinks they're in "hell." He believes that in order to come out of "hell" they're going the have to crawl inch by inch. This relates exactly to my essential question because if I'm trying to reach where I've set my goal upon I'll have to work in the same metaphorical term that coach used, "inch by inch" to make it to where I want to be. "On this team fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch because we know when we add up all those inches that's going to make the f***ing difference between winning or losing." When you think about it as a whole you begin to imagine yourself putting all the effort you can for something so small, an inch. Then again your one inch closer to where you need to be and if you continue to fight for all these inches then your outcome will be victorious. "In any fight it's the guy who's willing to die who's going to win that inch. I know I'm not going to have any life in me because I'm still willing to fight and die for that inch because that's what living is." His philosophy of fighting for an inch is truly inspirational because he shoves the fact in your mind that fighting for just one inch isn't going to be easy you're going to have to kill the guy who's fighting with you just so you can have that inch. He mentioned something important earlier that every second and every inch matters in a game or in life whether you believe it or not. He said, "Life is this game of inches...The margin for error is so small. One half a step too late or too early you don't quite make it. One half a second too slow too fast you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us." All it is, is a matter of who's going to win the most inches. If I want to achieve my personal best it would take more than just practice, it also takes execution when it matters. With the correct balance between determination and optimism you'll with out a doubt obtain those inches.
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The Gift

Trying To Find Mines This video helped me realize all the possible things we can do in this life. Even though we may set our mind on one thing to help us become good at it, there's still a whole other world out there just waiting to be discovered. It's optimistic and that's what makes this video so inspiring. Even if our life may be facing its hardest times we have to take in the pain and look for a solution. "If you want something go get it," these two rappers Lyricks and Manifest send this message directly to all their listeners out there who want to be something. Their main point was at then end of the song they say, "...we've all been given talents, we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours and use it to glorify him, use it to encourage someone and make someone smile." This relates to my personal question, what is my personal best because it tells me how lucky I am to be given my own "gift." It only depends on how I use it which is the important thing. I have that choice of whether or not I want to develop that "gift" and share it to the world to help make it a better place. When I sayI want to discover my personal best, I'm referring to not just one subject, but to all the subjects possible in this world. Looking back at the last quote especially the line, "...we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours ..." it makes me wonder how do I even find what I could be good at. It's true that if I don't try everything I wouldn't I know if I'm good or not. This song in a less demanding way asks us and poses the question if we, as humans are obligated to find that "gift" God has consoled within us.

Just Like Me

This man, Allen Iverson, inspires me to keep trying to become who I want to be. He inspires me to try and continue to work and strive to make something out of what I've been born with. You work all your life with the attitude to be something better. To make a difference in this world that we live in. To turn peoples heads and just be unique, someone people want to be. If I want to achieve my personal best and discover my true potential I'm thinking I have to live by this attitude. He says in the video,"...by the end of my career I want to look myself in the mirror and know I did it my way." Which is exactly how I feel. I'm satisfied with who I am as a person. I don't want to be someone I'm not. That's why this world is so unique. It's filled with an array of different types of people. Allen also said another statement, "Always play with my heart. Always play like it's my last." which informs me he's someone who gives it his all with his imense passion and heart. When he says, "heart" he's talking about the will power to want something. That desire to obtain anything if it's a reputation or of an object. If I'm planning to reach my personal best I have to want whatever it is that bad. Whatever I've decided to head for in life I've got to never give up on it. Strive for it until I die.