Week 2 – Power, Wisdom, and Courage
If anyone meets me for five minutes, they will for sure learn that I am a gigantic geek. And I’m not afraid to admit this. I will talk about my favorite TV show (Firefly), favorite book (Wizard’s First Rule), favorite movie (Lord of the Rings Trilogy)…basically any kind of favorite has to do with something nerdy. I even went so far as to get a geek related tattoo.
For those of you who don’t know what the tattoo is, it is called The Triforce. The Triforce is a symbol and holy relic in the video game franchise The Legend of Zelda (my favorite one). Originally when I got this tattoo, I just wanted something that I thought looked sweet. I told people that it had some meaning behind it, but that wasn’t entirely true. At least, not at first.
Now, as I looked back at my first batch of adventures, I was trying to see which ones I attempted and failed, if any. One that I feel I didn’t fully commit to was my week four adventure, Lifestyle . During that week, I did a lot of self-analysis on how I could improve my life moving forward. And I feel I did put a lot of thought and effort into it. But I didn’t have an exact plan, and as such, it wasn’t executed very well. I didn’t have written, obtainable goals, or the steps I could take to achieve them.
Which brings me back to my tattoo.
As I take an honest look at myself, I can’t help but be drawn to my tattoo, to this thing that was meant to stamp myself as a geek. But now, as I look at it, I realize how I can use this as a constant reminder to better myself. I can use this metaphor from a video game to inspire and change my life. (More …)
CalebB 12:53 pm on February 6, 2012 Permalink
I really hate to tell you this, but your Zelda tattoo is screwed. The colors are definitely wrong. Red should be on top, blue on the left, and green on the right. Sorry for the truth.
Adam 12:15 pm on June 24, 2022 Permalink
yeah….. Power is on top, Wisdom on the left, Courage is on the right. Represented by the colors as stated by the other commenter….. sorrry.