Sometimes, I have that feeling, that strong feeling inside me.
Feeling like the whole world is fast closing in on me.
Feeling like I'm trapped, surrounded by walls, unable to breathe.
Feeling the power in my muscles weaken,
my lifeblood being drained from my very being.
Sometimes I have that feeling.
Sometimes I feel this way and I know that no one elsein the world
can understand just exactly how I feel.
Sure, they can try to help. They can try to talk to me.
Try to ask me the right questions.
But how can I answer? Exactly how can I do that?
The simple answer is that I cannot. I just can't.And yet,
even when I still feel down in the dumps,
even when I still feel like I'm drowning and can't get out,
something from inside me pulls me out of it.
I sense the urge within me, that urge to pick myself up and go out
and take on the world in one fell swoop, like a comet racing through
the sky at high speed. I sense that urge.
And it all begins with the simple act of putting on my shoes and tying up
those laces, gearing myself up, pushing myself to the limit, through all the blood,
sweat, and the tears, taking me one step closerto my dream...
I make no excuses for my life. If there is a hurdle to overcome,
I shall overcome it. If there is hardship, I shall endure.
I will endure because I know that there is no giving up on my dreams
and no letting them go. All I can do is be strong, stay proud, stand tall,
and face the world, never letting go of the dream that lingers on inside me.
All I can do is believe in myself and be proud of myself.
All I can do is believe in me.As the saying goes,
“Trust in yourself and you can achieve anything.”
Well, here's to trusting in yourself. And here's to that little urge inside
your heart telling you never to give up, telling you always to believe in yourself,
and telling you to be strong forever.
For if a dream can go on as long as your heart can endure.then for me,
a dream can go on forever.

BM Takahashi