You know, I’ve been discussing a lot about lifestyle development lately. At 21, having found a sort of balance in my daily life, I’ve been able to accomplish 21 important things. Needless to say, I guess this is what you would expect from a lifestyle entrepreneur, right? If you missed it, be sure to check out the latest series of articles about the development of a successful lifestyle, by living fully on your own exclusive terms.
What’s amazing about this week’s post, is that:
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there is some english literature in it
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there is a quick recap of what I’ve been talking about so far
I recently read and studied Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Although I read it for one of my university exams, I have found this book to be quite interesting, especially for its content: an amazing powerful and romantic message which leads us to action, to the achievement of those goals we’ve decided to reach.
This message is a sort of “prayer” about personal goals setting and achievement. To discover what’s the powerful message of the text, read on…
“What do you mean? What do you demand of your captain? Are you, then, so easily turned from your design? Did you not call this a glorious expedition? “And wherefore was it glorious? Not because the way was smooth and placid as a southern sea, but because it was full of dangers and terror, because at every new incident your fortitude was to be called forth and your courage exhibited, because danger and death surrounded it, and these you were to brave and overcome. For this was it a glorious, for this was it an honourable undertaking. You were hereafter to be hailed as the benefactors of your species, your names adored as belonging to brave men who encountered death for honour and the benefit of mankind. And now, behold, with the first imagination of danger, or, if you will, the first mighty and terrific trial of your courage, you shrink away and are content to be handed down as men who had not strength enough to endure cold and peril; and so, poor souls, they were chilly and returned to their warm firesides. Why, that requires not this preparation; ye need not have come thus far and dragged your captain to the shame of a defeat merely to prove yourselves cowards. Oh! Be men, or be more than men. Be steady to your purposes and firm as a rock. This ice is not made of such stuff as your hearts may be; it is mutable and cannot withstand you if you say that it shall not. Do not return to your families with the stigma of disgrace marked on your brows. Return as heroes who have fought and conquered and who know not what it is to turn their backs on the foe.”
You can read and download the full text on ProjectGutenberg by clicking this link. I have found these words to be enlightening, motivating, both for my study and work career. I don’t know if Frankenstein can be the perfect match for every reader’s tastes but I guess that it carries a perfect underlying message that is great for whoever is interested in personal development and successful lifestyle creation!