Standing in the shade...

Look to your right ... do you see the small opening beneath the trees? That is the path back home. If you choose, you can take it. No one will judge you for it. It is safe, easy, and comfortable. What awaits you is warmth and a comfortable bed to rest your weary body and soul. You do not have to work or fight or do anything else you do not want to. You can simply enjoy the rest of your days, and take solace in the fact, that you had the courage to leave in the first place. Or ... you can keep moving forward. I will not lie - I cannot predict what may become of you. But it will require sweat and blood and study for sure. What I can promise, is that in the very end, if nothing else, you will know strength. You will know what it means to overcome, to bear the weight of the universe so that others do not have to. I swear it. You might just become someone who will make a difference in the world.