Beowulf Blog

There are many stories which contain the most epic of heroes. These stories are written to represent what we want to be. However, you can’t have a hero without a villain. There is always a struggle in which evil is pitted against the hero. This is true both in stories, and in our own lives. We are always faced with problems in this evil world. We must choose to fight against them like an epic hero, or we will fall to them. We must not give up hope even in the darkest of times. We must take initiative like Beowulf to overcome the monsters which are out there. These obstacles come in different shapes and forms and we must be ready to fight.

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It was a bright Sunday morning and the dew began to sparkle as the sun rose over the stadium wall. It was a great day for soccer. Although it was just nine months ago, I remember it as if it was just yesterday. The full back turned to the outside as I desperately tried to chase him down. I recall the urgency of the game. A win stamped our place at a top spot in the league. I can still feel that pain as I leaped to block his kick. It was that sharp surprising pain originating in the ankle, but surging through the rest of my body within a couple of seconds. The ball was blocked, but I came down on the end of my foot and rolled my ankle violently forward. The pain was excruciating.

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The monster which I faced was injury. Instead of relaxing and waiting for it to heal, I started working it out as soon as I could. I wanted to build up my ligaments back to normal so I could go 100 percent and achieve my goal of playing college soccer. After 2 or 3 weeks I was at it again. I was practicing and playing in games continuing to build on where I left off. This has been one of the recent villains in my life.