the fight

if you are going to try , go all the way. this could mean losing a lot in your life , even your mind. it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days. it could mean asking yourself why are you even doing it. it could mean self doubt. it could mean not seeing family, missing out on friends.it could mean losing girlfriends and wives. it could mean long nights alone. it could mean mockery. it could mean loneliness, it could mean derision , isolation. and that my friend is the gift. along with that you have hope, belief, the dawn of a new age. draw strength and inspiration. during those moments of isolation, during those moments of loniless what you do with it , what you do with the time given to you that will define your life, that very moment.

everything else is a test of your endurance, how much you really want it. and it will be better than anything else you imagine. you will be alone with the gods and the night will flame with fire. you will ride life straight to perfect laughter, of bliss , of contentment. its the only good fight there is.

- adapted from factotum charles bukowski.