When I was young, I was a kid filled with ambition and charisma. I always had a dream of becoming someone who achieved their maximum potential in life and lived this life like the honored highly ranked people, we all look to as inspirations today. But as I grew older, it seemed to dawn upon me that the status of those "above" us, was something achieved by miracles and was made only for a chosen few. It was not made for everyone. As time progressed, I lived life like everyone else, not caring much about the future ahead of me. Until... Until I got hold of a book by the great German philosopher Freidrick Nietzsche. This man believed in something called the will to power. The main driving force in humans; the striving to reach the highest possible position in life. It may not have seemed to look like something too intriguing at first, but as I started to implement these words in my life, I could soon notice the change build up inside me. First off, this was seen in my academics as I started competing amongst my classmates. Then I started increasing the duration of my time in playing soccer, so that I would improve upon it. Finally, I pushed myself to expose and share different ideologies with the people around me. Out of everything else, this was the most challenging task I had taken yet. As they spread amongst my peers, they were accepted by some, yet also criticized by others. In my opinion, historical leaders have rose to power with this idea in mind. Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Hitler, Caesar. These men were all willing to do things that other men would not. Most of these men were not even positioned in the high ranks of their community to be even considered for leadership. On the contrary, they were well below it. Genghis Khan for example was a slave. Hitler, a soldier and etc. etc. People followed them, not because of what they believed but why they believed. They had the will to rally people to their cause and gain their power. Thus, they moved not only themselves, but they moved others with them.
As I look at it now, I realize how much I have learned about my own willpower and how it has affected me throughout the years as it has been a vital part of my intellectual development throughout my secondary school years. Growing up, moving to become a great student from an average student to compete for the best marks in class. Growing up, facing failure and regret but still moving forward. Trying my best not to give up even if there is no option left and learning a lesson from my mistakes. It is what has brought me here. It is what will keep me going. Will. It will always stay with me.
