Wald 1

Amanda Wald
Mr. Grosz
English 12 Honors 6
28 August 2010
The Heart of a Lion
Fulfilling life goals.
A task hard enough to break the heart of a loin.
A task as slippery as a fish in water.
And every time you fail,
You feel like something had given way inside of you,
Like you have fallen apart.
But one cannot live a life dominated by fear,
The fear of failure and of weakness.
Remember, failure is not a sign of weakness,
Not trying at all is.
No matter how prosperous a man was,
If he was unable to fulfill his life goals,
Then he did not live life at all.
Even if you have failed a thousand times,
And lost all the vigor and enthusiasm of youth to keep trying,
Just remember…
A proud heart can survive general failure,
Because such failure does not prick its pride.
And after all your attempts,
And after your life achievement was revered by all,
That’s when you deserve to eat with the kings.
 Wald 2

Quotes and Page Numbers

1. “enough to break the heart of a loin.” (24)
2. “as slippery as a fish in water.” (3)
3. “something had given way inside” (62)
4. “have fallen apart” (176)
5. “dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness.” (13)
6. “a sign of weakness.” (28)
7. “No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to” (45)
8. “the vigor and enthusiasm of youth.” (131)
9. A proud heart can survive general failure because such failure does not prick its
pride.” (24)
10. “achievement was revered” (8)
11. “eat with the kings.” (8)