Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.
Latin was made for singular assertions like this one.
Life is not about whining about what was once, what might have been, or the Past.
The Past is there to inform us Here and Now about our Duty to Carry On.
We must carry on, in spite of the torpedoes, enemies, fate, hurdles, opposition, loyal or not, as may be the case.
Ashes are there to protect the embers of the eternal fire, that which we carry in our hearts.
Our Mission is to find the courage, the strength, the resolution, in fact the determination to hold fast and maintain the course in the face of the elements, of the enemies, and of self-doubt.
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