Humans, as far as animals go, are pretty weak and have little to show. We don't have claws or very strong jaws. We don't have a shell to protect us well. All we have is our brain and it's an absolute train...wreck.
Poetry aside, the human brain is an incredible device. It has allowed our ancestors to overcome all obstacles and rise to dominance. Our brain tells us when to attack and when to run. It remembers wins and losses and learns how to avoid more losses.
The brain, however, is also our own nemesis. The brain locks up our potential behind mental walls. The brain brings about terror and doubt. The brain is a dick.
People commonly draw strength to overcome the brain's dickery. This strength might be prayer, or it might be rubbing a cherished object, or it might be drugs or alcohol, or it might be sharing the burden with another person. Whatever the means, people draw strength to break down mental walls and do battle against terror.
Explore these ways to draw strength. How do they change the person? What would happen were they to try another means? What would they be like without their source to draw strength? What do people with opposing means (personal perseverance vs. sharing the burden) think about each other? What might cause a person to change the way they change their method to draw strength?
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