Indeed. Homer Saved Yo' Life.

About two years ago...

I ended up in a mess...

Of my own doing...

Yes I own that I played a role in its creation...

But that's another blog all together...

**Redirect**

Anywho...

Just so happens that to fulfill my graduation requirements...

I had to take a Greek and Roman Studies....

And as part of that class...

We had to read Homers Illiad...

Fortunately for me and my fellow classmates...

My teacher chose a different route to reading this long ass poem...

What my Professor did was break the story down...

Cut out all the fluffy unnecessary bull...

And got to the simple story about war...

And in doing so...

He introduced me to the word aristeia...

The term loosely translated mean...

Going for ones ultimate glory...

By any means necessary...

No matter the consequences...

Even death...

**Back to the mess**

Everyday as I sat in class and listened to these men attain aristeia...

And a page later...

Die...

It hit me...

There's always a choice...

Every one that died seeking this one glorious moment had a choice...

Die in glory...

Or...

Choose peace...

And live a...

Long...

Happy...

Life...

Ya see...

That one moment only lasts about 7 seconds...

And then you and it are gone forever...

Sure you could live on through that moment...

But that moment becomes all that defines you...

All you were...

Really?

Is it worth it?

**Lightbulb**

Me thought not...

So I made my choice...

That maybe 2 1/2 minutes of glory would have lasted all of 2 1/2 minutes...

And all that would be left of me would be that...

Sure I would have taken you down with me...

But it was not worth it...

That moment would have defined me and nothing else I had done would have mattered...

Everything I did before that moment would be erased...

And that would be all I was...

So...

I walked away...

And never said a word...

I believe in my heart of hearts...

That even though it proved to be one of the most difficult tasks of my life so far...

I made the right choice...

Because at the end of the day...

I am remembered for so much more...

Because I was so much more...

But real talk though...

Indeed...

Homer saved yo' life.