I'm not here for a trophy. I could care less about a shiny cup, bowl, statue, belt or whatever they give you to set on the shelf or mantle and collect dust. I'm not after a trophy; I'm not after an award.
An award doesn't tell me where I've been, a trophy doesn't show me how hard I worked to get there, a shiny cup doesn't express the overwhelming feeling of accomplishment and success when I finally arrive, when I finally conquer the mountain.
I'm striving for a moment, a feeling, an experience, a culmination of everything I've done and everything I've sacrificed to stand right here, right now. Moments only last for an instant before they become memories, but I'd rather seize my moment than swim in a room full of trophies that mean absolutely nothing.
I don't need an award to know I've reached the summit, and I don't need a belt to know I'm a champion.
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