The Truths Around Me

The discussion about true person, true love, and hard truth in class today got me to change some of my thoughts this post. I really like Abraham Lincoln’s quote “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed but I am bound to live the best life that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right and part from him when he goes wrong.” The quote itself reminds me of the Special Olympics. For the Special Olympics, people prepare themselves for their events, just like how athletes prepare for the Olympics. Although the participants do not necessarily win in the same way as other people, they still try their best to participative as best they can. Through the process, the athletes seem to be able to enjoy their lives to the best of their abilities. Watching people I know try as hard as they can in these kinds of events, along with the dedication of their helpers and the organizers of the event reminds me of some of the qualities I think are needed to become a ‘true person’. Being around people, who are so dedicated and positive, really makes my day sometimes.

When it comes to the quote, “The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it” by Clarence S. Darrow, I choose to interpret the quote a little differently. For the idea I have in my head right now, I am taking ‘the pursuit of truth’ as digging for the truth or more information in this case. With that in mind, the saying can be used in a lot of different contexts. There were a few times when I tried to look up information about my family as a side project that started from a school project a while back. It is a lot of fun when I find out new things about my family. Part of me knows that I will never find out everything about my family; because as the family grows, and some of the older documents and facts get lost and forgotten, it makes me feel like I will never ‘catch up with it.’ Or, when taking the quote a little more literally, for an innocent person who is accused of a crime, when the truth of the situation is found, they are set free.

This post is really got me thinking, and looking more closely at the words and events around me. When thinking about these quotes in a deeper level, it reminds me of how many things I take for granted a lot of times. Combining these two quotes, and some of my own life experiences, I remember how important it is to live the best life that I have.

Some Truths About Me (original post-ignorable)

While reading over the quotes on the page, I was surprised to see a quote that I can relate to easily, and another one that describes what I want to do. After breaking up the quote into smaller parts, and taking some parts more literally than others (and even ignoring some parts of the quote), for the quote “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed but I am bound to live the best life that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right and part from him when he goes wrong.’ When I was younger, it was pretty much a fact that I will never win any of the competitions the teacher gives the class. For ‘true’ in the quote, I took it as meaning not cheating, even if the authority figure in the situation is not paying attention. Out of the whole quote, I feel that the second sentence relates the strongest to a personal experience for me. Although we might be limited, and might not succeed in what we originally set out to do, I feel that it is more important to enjoy and learn from the process. Going back to the physical education class, the hurdles were my nightmare. When I was younger, I twisted my ankle, but it never really healed properly, so a lot of times when I have to do hurdles, I would end up getting injured. Even though hurdles meant my down fall, it was something I tried my best at doing. It is interesting to see how this quote is similar to how I want to live my life.

For the next quote, ‘The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it’ by Clarence S. Darrow, I am choosing to interpret the quote a little. There were a few times when I tried to look up information about my family as a side project. It is a lot of fun when I find out new things about my family, but part of me knows that I will not be able to truly find out everything I want to for my project. I know that this project will never be completed in a way; because as the family grows, and some of the older documents and facts get lost and forgotten, pretty much making it an impossible project to finish.