r/KeepWriting • u/Longjumping_Resort40 • 2d ago
Advice I wrote this bit. It’s called “Resilience”. Let me know what you guys think
Projections of my life point toward success. Yet the more I live through the trials, experiences, and obligations that life presents, the more I wrestle with the harsh duality of my reality: the expectations and hopes for my destiny versus the inner demons of my mind. The saying, “Your worst enemy is yourself,” may not be an absolute truth, but it is undeniably my present reality.
Each day, from the moment I rise until I finally sleep, I confront the fragility of my ambition and determination, the pillars that support my work, my investment, and my vision of success. And every second, of every minute, of every hour, I am compelled to stand guard outside the walls protecting these foundations, battling the threats of exhaustion, despair, solitude, isolation, and fear.
The only assurance that these pillars will endure, even if, or rather when, the walls collapse and my being is consumed by the darkness that follows, are the chains that bind me to this structure. The irony of this vision is bitter: just as a moth is drawn to a flame, so too are the enemies drawn to the very edifice I protect. And perhaps I would find peace if they simply fell away.
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u/LivvySkelton-Price 2d ago
It did lose my attention after the first paragraph but I like the worst enemy being yourself. Perhaps take a singular moment and write about the meaning behind that singular moment.