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<blockquote data-quote="shurai" data-source="post: 233105">You're just an ordinary guy, nothing special, and you go about your business, not really awake but not really needing to be, because little changes.&nbsp; Day-to-day life is secure, certain, and maybe even happy, but mostly it's dull.Then something comes into your life that changes everything.&nbsp; Perhaps it is a person, or an object or event.&nbsp; Whatever it is, it requires you personally, and maybe you alone, to accomplish some impossible task, and likely needs you to go on a long journey, most likely frought with danger, and possibly never to return.&nbsp; Because you're the only one who can, you're the one who must.&nbsp; If you don't, something horrible will happen.So you leave your entire life behind, everything you've known.&nbsp; Your home, your family, maybe even your children, all for the sake of this one task.&nbsp; And you know that you're likely throwing your life away, because even if you somehow find your way home someday, it won't be the same.&nbsp; You won't be the same quiet, provincial person you were, and you won't want to be that person anymore.&nbsp; Maybe you're lucky and someone comes with you, and you learn to lean on eachother when things grow hard.The road is long, and winding, and there were many false paths, enemies, and treachery.&nbsp; It doesn't really matter because you fought, and fought hard.&nbsp; So you tell yourself, in the depths of your despair over your own inadequacy to the task at hand.&nbsp; You did what you could, and that is what mattered.&nbsp; But you have a heart, and a mind, and you know that if you falter, if you fail, then it was all for nothing.So you pick yourself up, amid the fear and agony of your struggle, and somehow put one foot in front of the other.&nbsp; It doesn't get easier, instead it likely grows more difficult.&nbsp; But something happens that you did not expect:&nbsp; You grow stronger.&nbsp; There is a will inside you that needed awakening, as only your quest could have.The end of the story is really irrelevant.&nbsp; Maybe you accomplish your task, and the horror is averted.&nbsp; If you live, then so much the better, but you know that death is not defeat if the greater good is served.&nbsp; On the other hand, you may fail, and it will all have been for nothing, whether you survive or not.Either way, it was epic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shurai, post: 233105"] You're just an ordinary guy, nothing special, and you go about your business, not really awake but not really needing to be, because little changes. Day-to-day life is secure, certain, and maybe even happy, but mostly it's dull. Then something comes into your life that changes everything. Perhaps it is a person, or an object or event. Whatever it is, it requires you personally, and maybe you alone, to accomplish some impossible task, and likely needs you to go on a long journey, most likely frought with danger, and possibly never to return. Because you're the only one who can, you're the one who must. If you don't, something horrible will happen. So you leave your entire life behind, everything you've known. Your home, your family, maybe even your children, all for the sake of this one task. And you know that you're likely throwing your life away, because even if you somehow find your way home someday, it won't be the same. You won't be the same quiet, provincial person you were, and you won't want to be that person anymore. Maybe you're lucky and someone comes with you, and you learn to lean on eachother when things grow hard. The road is long, and winding, and there were many false paths, enemies, and treachery. It doesn't really matter because you fought, and fought hard. So you tell yourself, in the depths of your despair over your own inadequacy to the task at hand. You did what you could, and that is what mattered. But you have a heart, and a mind, and you know that if you falter, if you fail, then it was all for nothing. So you pick yourself up, amid the fear and agony of your struggle, and somehow put one foot in front of the other. It doesn't get easier, instead it likely grows more difficult. But something happens that you did not expect: You grow stronger. There is a will inside you that needed awakening, as only your quest could have. The end of the story is really irrelevant. Maybe you accomplish your task, and the horror is averted. If you live, then so much the better, but you know that death is not defeat if the greater good is served. On the other hand, you may fail, and it will all have been for nothing, whether you survive or not. Either way, it was epic. [/QUOTE]

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