Blog #9

Dr. Martin Luther King once said, “If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” If I would die for a cause depends soley on your definition of a cause. If you mean a political war or an ideal, I would most likely answer no, I would not die for an irrational cause. The realistic truth is that in some cases, the most effective way of protest is death. However, in contrast to the previous statement, I would defend with my life for an innocent person under attack. Especially if it was my momma, my baby sister, or my aunt Meagan, the ones I cherish the most. I humbly admit, there are a select number of people I would jump in front of a nerf bullet for or possibly give a kidney to.

I am not necessarily scared of dying, it is the fear of never amounting to anything. I do not want to spend decades on this planet and not explore the diversity God created. The universe did not conspired me out of stardust to go about my life chasing material things. In the novel Little Women, written by Loius May Alcott, Amy March states “I want to be great or nothing”. This seven-word phrase has made me realize that I have so much to see and nothing to lose. From now on, I will be keeping an eye out for a cause that I will be able to make the ultimate sacrifice for. Maybe I will stumble upon it when I least expect it. As for now, a cause that I am willing to die for has not been discovered.