16. Life's Brave

Do you know what is scary about

Pursuing your passion?

You see when you pursue your dreams

You become more authentic in the process.

You expose your strengths as well

As your weaknesses.

And as you take your first baby steps

People will start to notice how bad

You are at the things you want

To accomplish.

Then they start to distance themselves

From your activities, and sometimes

They may even pretend they never

Knew you.

Yes, it's scary.

It's scary to pursue your passion.

It's scary to be talked about,

To be derided, to be different.

This is why

Only the courageous,

The brave, the weird, the lone eagle

That succeeded.

They are the ones who left the herd,

The ones who defy the crowd

Who got to the peak of the mountain

To see terrains, the traps,

The bridges and the creeks

From above.

Don't be afraid to be alone.

Don't be afraid to be different.

Real victories belong only

To the brave,

To those who

Are not afraid to be rejected.