This is me

I've come to the conclusion somewhat recently that one of my greatest desires in life is that it won't be meaningless. Now what do I mean by that? I couldn't even really tell you that, it's an ever evolving thought that I only recently have come to grasp. To summarize it's current meaning to me, however, is something I can do for you, for myself.

My previous motto or meaning for life was, simply put, to live my life to the fullest without regrets so that one day I may look back and be proud of the journey I took. While I still share this dream it has changed somewhat slightly. I've come to realize that while that self assurance is all well and good, it alone will not make me happy with my years spent.

I want to live my life the way I see fit, along my own path on my own journey. I want to experience all that I can so that I may learn all that I can. I wish to regret nothing, embrace everything. And I wish to not simply fade away after my time has come with a sense of self satisfaction. I want others to learn from my time. Teach those that are lost without forcing them to see. Share my thoughts with those that would wish to hear them. From my future children to my present friends and forever strangers, I wish for anyone and everyone to be able to regard my stories as advice (with questionable reliability at worst) and learn something from me and learn of me.

I refuse to fade to nothing, depart this plane with no one to witness my absence. I will be heard, I will be remembered, I will die yet I will still live. This is my wish in life.

These stories are how I plan to make it happen.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Remember The Speech

   So tonight I watched Remember the Titans tonight during a campus movie night.  I hadnt seen that movie in years and I had forgotten how awesome it was.  One of my favorite things about it are the numerous moments within the film where dialogue is the most hard hitting.  Boone's "Remember Gettysburg" speech where he advises the team that they must stand together or else be destroyed is perhaps my favorite seen of the movie but I also enjoy the "Final Locker Room" scene where the coach explains that they will remember The Titans and all that they have done as well as Gary and Julius's "Left-Side, Strong-Side" banter are both amazing pieces of dialogue. 
    This got me thinking during a conversation with some friends of mine (yes, I do have friends) after the movie about other awesome monologues in film.  Such as 
  • Coach Gelwix's speech in Forever Strong  to Rick  http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi1836030233/ (at 01:28:11)
  • The Sandlot's Babe Ruth speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnlyHDAi-R8 (00:31)-(03:15)
  • Kill Bill Vol 2- Bill's Superman Monologue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdWF7kd1tNo
  •  The president's speech in Independence Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUdB8gCMcXI
  •  Maxim's Vengeance Speech in Gladiator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd0xx29jX-w&feature=related
  • And this crazy REAL LIFE locker room speech from some random high school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX39J_YyKbs

So, what I have to ask you is this:  What are your favorite speeches and what effect do they have on you?
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