When every ship is going down...

I am sitting here, in my new home, trying to figure out how I got here. My mind wanders to what feels like the beginning - me looking onward, towards an uncertain future, given shape only by my tenacity to never give up. Next I pass by the relentlessly steep road which led me across oceans and mountains and taught me that there is always something behind the peak. Finally, I witness myself making a pledge; a promise that despite what it may seem, despite the odds and what people say, this shall not go down as a failure. This will not be a story of compromise and regret. But rather a tale of victory over ones demons and fears. A tale of success in the face of adversity and opponents tearing you down. A tale heard and told countless times before. A tale of a boy who looks out the window and dreams of horizons yet unexplored.