They've always told you to "pick your battles".
But I'm coming to disagree with that whole concept.
Here's to hoping you will too.
Newsflash.
Your choice isn't which battle to fight.
Never was.
Because your choice was yesterday,
and the day before that,
and the year before that.
Because your time to choose was then,
when you decided your values
and determined where you stand.
From there,
your battles are clear,
and you don't get to pick them.
To believe in something and not
fight for it
is the highest form of falsehood.
Once you know where you stand,
you fight the battles coming your way,
no second thought.
So when they they tell you to pick your battles,
tell them to step aside,
show them how little they know.
How duped they will feel,
finding out the war began a long time ago,
and you're coming out ahead.
Find your place on the battlefield,
not your place in a society
that demands order with trembling lips.
See.
You're already in this war,
armed and ready.
You're the commander.
Pick your stance.
But never your battles.
Jan 7, 2014
Jan 7, 2014 at 11:25 PM UTC
They've always told you to "pick your battles".
But I'm coming to disagree with that whole concept.
Here's to hoping you will too.
Newsflash.
Your choice isn't which battle to fight.
Never was.
Because your choice was yesterday,
and the day before that,
and the year before that.
Because your time to choose was then,
when you decided your values
and determined where you stand.
From there,
your battles are clear,
and you don't get to pick them.
To believe in something and not
fight for it
is the highest form of falsehood.
Once you know where you stand,
you fight the battles coming your way,
no second thought.
So when they they tell you to pick your battles,
tell them to step aside,
show them how little they know.
How duped they will feel,
finding out the war began a long time ago,
and you're coming out ahead.
Find your place on the battlefield,
not your place in a society
that demands order with trembling lips.
See.
You're already in this war,
armed and ready.
You're the commander.
Pick your stance.
But never your battles.
