If You're Still Battling Yet Feeling Hopeless
This is for the people who stand up when they see wrongdoing, who are true to who they are even if it makes them unpopular, and who hear "you're wrong" again and over again from those who have limited perspectives. Those who aren't satisfied with the current state of affairs and are determined to show the world a better one will find this to their liking.
This one's for the loners, the heroes, the outcasts, the freaks, the fighters.
Those of you who refuse to be pigeonholed because of the opinions of others, who are willing to risk all for the sake of your beliefs, this is for you. We applaud those of you who, despite the odds being stacked against you, choose disobedience even if it means experiencing excruciating agony, because you want to see the world changed. These words are dedicated to those of you who must face each day with the knowledge that you will suffer emotional anguish, physical discomfort, and an uphill battle just to live.
These words are dedicated to the fighters who refuse to give up even when no one else does. Everyone who cares about you is probably wondering why you aren't taking the safe route, but while they're telling you to "just try harder to fit in" or "stop being so angry about things we can't change," you might be starting a revolution, bringing about a paradigm shift, or giving birth to a new way of thinking.
You are timeless concepts encased in a mortal body, a tale, a legend for future generations to learn about. Although many people are out to diminish you, you remain unfazed since you know the truth is on your side. As you do not attempt to cover up your wounds. Because they are the tales that shaped you, you proudly tote them about. Now here's a fact, a secret to keep: the stories are all we have, and the stories are the most potent things of all. The only things left after a million years of human history are these stories and predictions from far ago.
They alone have survived the passage of countless centuries. If you keep up the fight for what you think in, you, too, could join their ranks. Even when the rest of the world has given in to darkness, you, the one shining beacon in its midst, refuse to go out. And keep that fire burning forever. Because it predates you.
The first person to achieve this was Joan of Arc, who despite being so young had people doubting her every move and questioning her every idea as she led troops to a tremendous victory.
Mandela was the first to stand up to a regime that was aiming to entirely destroy the rights and dignity of black South Africans, and he spent 27 years in prison as a result.
Galileo set the precedent by speaking up for what he believed to be true and scientific at a time and place when only religion and tyranny reigned and for which he was subsequently jailed and labeled a heretic.
Mahatma Gandhi was the first person to start freeing a country from its oppressors without resorting to violence or hatred.
Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her bus seat after a long day of work and subsequent arrest sparked a movement that has endured to this day.
It all began with heroes like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, Susan B. Anthony, Abraham Lincoln, and numerous more who defied convention and established norms. They did not simply follow the status quo, but rather rewrote the rules, shattered barriers, and altered the course of history by the ideals and identities they embodied.
In standing up for what is right, you are not alone. But now it is your turn to be the one who carries the torch and illuminates the darkness.
The world has fallen into darkness, and you were brought into it to be a pillar of light, bringing hope to the hopeless. You were conceived to bring about a shift in perception that few would have predicted. You are destined to change the world.
Get up and fix what's broken inside the globe; people are counting on you.
Avoid letting anyone change your mind.
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