This quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald is my most favorite quote.
I first heard this quote when I was watching the TV series “Criminal Minds” and it instantly resonated with me.
We all like a hero’s story of victory but little to we understand the ordeal that individual overcame to be that “hero”. Some of my friends told me that this sounds like a very negative quote. They said the quote focuses on the point that no hero has a happy backstory.
But in my opinion, I think the quotes shifts the focus from the end of the journey to the journey in itself. Yes, the hero is the victor at the end, however, it was the struggles that defined him. Everyone loves to have that happy conclusion to the story. When victory is achieved you always find throes of people following you. But it is in the long arduous journey that you find yourself lonely. You find true friends and realize your courage to face the obstacles that were stacked up against you.
Every failure, every setback is what defines you. Two steps forward one step back. Every little experience defines your character. How you deal with every circumstance that comes your way is what makes you a hero or a villain.
I am still on the journey to being a hero not for others but for myself. Hoping that someday I can be someone’s hero too.
What is your favorite quote? What does it mean to you? Please do share links to your post in the replies.
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