GLORY DAYS

in #hive-1745782 years ago

I remember the days when the crowd cheered as you climb unto the podium to speak

I remember the days where you would prepare a feast for the commoners to enjoy

I remember the days you would pick up strangers and bring them home to live with us

I remember the days the world turned at the mention of your name and evil trembled

I remember you in your shiny black suit coupled with a grey necktie and shoes to match addressing the crowd

I remember your glory days...

The days where your strength didn’t fail you and your pockets were fat

I remember the days your legs could still carry you and you were the best runner ever known

I remember the days your sight was bright and so was your smile

Gloomy the skies as your eyesight deemed

Shaky are your legs as your muscles weakened

Empty your pockets as your hands could no longer till

Oh how art the mighty fallen the wicked say

Oh hail the living legend whose glory days were glorious indeed I chant

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Laying on my bed today and the thought of growing old came to mind, all the hustle and tussle would be things of the past and we would be a shadow of our former selves.
I remembers my dad in all his glory and his life lived now seem like a story, his adventures and sacrifices, only to not see so much. We always laugh at him and call him Thomas, yet remain proud of the name he has made and the legacy he built.

And then I remembered Mohammed Ali, the greatest boxer of all time. Old age hit him harder than most due to the injuries he sustained for doing what he loved doing the most while he was younger, he ended up with Parkinson’s disease and later died of septic shock. His resilience and strength only to become a legend.

Was it all worth it?

Would it be worth it in the end when we sit back old and shaking?

Would it all be worth it in our eyes?

Would we be legends in the eyes of the people we love?

Would the world still remember us?

Would we become shadows of our former selves?

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So much questions going through my head, feel free to pick as many as you like and answer. Today might just be our glory day.

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Thank you so much for visiting my blog, much love Belleflower 🌺.

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All great questions. I wish I had the straight answers you are looking for..

I think what it comes down to is at any age can you still look yourself in the mirror and be proud of how you lived your life?

That’s a beautiful response 🥰
I guess that’s what really matters in life

I think so.

HUGS!

🤗

Life moves quickly and the end doesn’t always justify the means, but what matters is to make the most of every moment and live life to the full always, making mistakes and learning from them.

Eventually it all passes and everyone moves on. I don’t care to be remembered or idolized when my time comes, I just want to die knowing I’ve given my best.

Thank for these words Belleflower. 💕
Here from Dreemport.

Awww ☺️
This is beautiful and eye opening
Thank you for blessing me with your thoughts on the topic

You’re welcome. ❤️

Live your life to the fullest and have no regrets is my motto!

It’s now mine too 🤗

hehe brilliant, you will enjoy life more now 🤗

😊
Thanks 🙏

You are so very welcome :)

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This is one thought-provoking piece of article...old age comes at last we can't escape that at all. Of course, I think it's worth it because those impact we make then in our youthful age is what will be our happiness as we become shaky in old days.

Reading this made me smile because I think I just found another brilliant answer to my long list of questions 😊
Thanks

My pleasure am glad you found another awesome perspective from this comment!

Me too 🤗
Thank you for sharing your thoughts

Lovely poem, makes me think...
So do your questions at the end. They have in common that they suggest one measures their self-esteem or worthiness as a projection from the outside. How other people/the world look upon us. So here's another question:
Should not our own happiness in the end be independent of what others might think about us?

Hmmmmm another question I ponder about myself
But I guess in as much as they should be independent of others, our lives are intertwined with the people around us, our close friends and family and somehow it is important how these people view us, what kind of impact we have on them and how our presence has made things better or worse for them.
I feel if people become more aware of their influence on others they might just strive to be better people(especially parents and children relationship)

That is true, indeed. And it feels good to be loved and to love.

It also pains being viewed in a bad light.

Yes, we should reflect on that. Did we do something wrong? But this path of self-doubt is a dangerous one. Sometimes we did not do anything wrong and yet we get the feeling it is our fault.
Recognizing those moments and developing a healthy reflection on that lays ground for true happiness and a healthy self-esteem.

I feel if people become more aware of their influence on others they might just strive to be better people(especially parents and children relationship)

Sadly I have to say I see the opposite sometimes. Those with influence and aware of it use it to raise their self-esteem by lowering that of others.

P.S.: I thank you very much for engaging in this discussion

You are welcome 🤗
And thank you for your time
I have a lot to say but lemme give you a break
Might just write about something similar in my next post or some other time ☺️

And thank you for your time

I thank you, too 😊

I have a lot to say but lemme give you a break

Ditto 😉

Might just write about something similar in my next post or some other time

Looking forward to it.

🤗

Good morning @belleflower. I see you're new on Hive, so let me drop you a few suggestions to help you navigate better on our platform.

We have different communities on Hive and we're encouraging users to post in the right community based on the topic of the post. This post for example would fit better in Daily Blog community.

OCD is for topics that don't fit in any other community and should be used when you don't find a niche community for your post.

Here's a guide I put together to help you learn about how communities work and why you should use them -> Communities Explained - Newbie Guide.

Once you posted your post in the right community, you can then cross post it to OCD community. Here's a guide about cross posting.

Please don't delete any post with the purpose of reposting it in another community as that can be considered abuse! Leave this post here, you'll get it right next time.

Omg I did it again!
I have actually read this (Here's a guide I put together to help you learn about how communities work and why you should use them -> Communities Explained - Newbie Guide.) and I can proudly say I really don’t need where to go from here 🫠
Sorry for breaking your community rules, it wasn’t intentional and thank you for warning me lightly 🙏
I will do better next time
I just felt ocd community was for everything, I am so sorry once more 🙏

I just felt ocd community was for everything,

Every community has their own rules listed publicly, so people don't have to guess.

That makes sense
Sorry again for the stress