@apathofgrowth: Victory and defeat are but passing seasons in a man’s life, and neither reveals his true strength as much as how he carries himself through them. To master the ego in triumph is to remember that fortune is fleeting, and pride will only blind you to the greater path ahead. To master the mind in loss is to see that no failure is final unless you consent to it, for the will can always rise again. The man who remains steady in both moments is free, for he is no longer a servant to circumstance. Such a man does not chase the highs nor drown in the lows—he walks his path with balance, and in that balance lies the power to endure, to create, and to overcome.