Defi­ni­tio­nen

I rea­li­ze that I always defi­ned mys­elf in terms of what I wasn’t. I wasn’t a good sol­dier like my father. I wasn’t the job. I wasn’t a good pro­s­pect for mar­ria­ge or kids. Always what I wasn’t, never what I was. And when you do that, you miss the moments. And the moments are all we’ve got. When I thought I was going to die, even after ever­y­thing that’s hap­pen­ed, I rea­li­zed I didn’t want to let go. I was wil­ling to do it all over again, and this time I could app­re­cia­te the moments. I can’t go back, but I can app­re­cia­te what I have right now. And I can defi­ne mys­elf by what I am ins­tead of what I’m not.

– And what are you?

Ali­ve. Ever­y­thing else is negotiable.

(Baby­lon 5 – Shadow Dancing)