My greatest enemy is not my critics or the people who is intent on harming me whoever they may be. My greatest enemy is not my parents, family and their strict rules and over-protectiveness. My greatest enemy is not my brother and his unpredictability. Its not even my instructors with their critical eyes, rigid rules and deadly requirements. Its not my classmates, my schoolmates or anybody else for that matter.
My greatest enemy is simply myself. Nobody else can scare me as much as I could scare myself. Nobody else could discourage me as strong as I could discourage myself. Nobody else could ruin me as much as I could ruin myself.
Lao Tzu says, know thine enemy and I did. I know myself better than anybody else. In fact, only I knows myself. I know what I can do and can't. I know my strengths and weaknesses, my deepest secrets, my most embarrassing moments. I know everything that nobody else knows about me.
I pose a greater threat to myself than the world's notorious serial killer or even the world's best assassin. I am more dangerous to myself than a psycho killer set loose. Simply because I could hurt myself more than the rest of the world could hurt me.
The rest of the world may criticize my every move but I would only be hurt if I allow their hurtful words to do its purpose. People may discourage me but I will only fail if I stop believing in myself, the things that I could do and the fact that I could do it if I will give my heart to it. People may and could hurt me physically but they could never crush my spirit unless I stop believing in the power of Faith and Hope.
If the world gives up on me, I could still continue living despite what others say that our life ends when those we love gives up on us. My life will only end the moment I give up on myself.
I could kill myself as surely and as efficiently as a professional killer.
To vanquish the enemy is to vanquish me because my enemy is no other than me.
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