I didn’t necessarily think this applied to me but recently I’ve confirmed for myself how important it is to get daily exercise. There’s this boxed-in feeling one gets when in the house too long.
When sun shines bright and the days are warm in the winter it’s an irresistible urge to get outside.
Before, I maintained narrow definitions – I thought heroism was only for the warrior and creativity only for the artist.
Recently, I’ve realized that these aren’t just grand gestures of the few. Canonized stories exist to show us idyllic possibilities for our own lives.
In transitioning out of youth, I now see the responsibility of adulthood – to make heroism and creativity more commonplace in everyday life. And even if an entire civilization makes every one of their acts heroic and creative, the profundity of this will not be lost to relativism. It is this constant striving for heroism and creativity, against our internal weaknesses, that make life worthwhile.
