Strength

For most men strength is measured in the physical, how much they can lift, who they can beat in a fight, or how much pain they can endure. I would rather have strength of character and strength of mind. I know how much physical pain I can endure, I don't want to cause people pain so winning a fight is futile unless I am defending myself or someone who can't defend themselves, and I no longer feel the need to impress people with how much weight I can lift. To me true strength is the ability to keep fighting every day to be a better person or to keep doing something that you don't care to do because you are doing it for betterment. I don't like my job, I have a hard time with the head cook who comes on shift as I get off, I can do nothing well enough in her eyes, yet I keep going day after day, I have to help pay the bills and put food on the table. I hope to go back to school soon and I am scared about that, I'm not getting younger and I have trepidations about changing careers so late in life. But these things are what true strength is about. Strength of character and strength of will, I'll take these over physical strength any day.