Only you can be you.

NOBODY BUT YOU.

On the battlefield, the only person responsible for keeping you alive is yourself. Collaborative efforts is key to that responsibility, but no one will collaborate with a dead man. Soldiers who lose their lives on the battlefield does so in spite of collaborations, but those who live, are those who ensure that irrespective of whatever happens, even when their partners drop dead, they will return home to their families and loved ones.

No one is coming to save you; no one will do for you what you should do for yourself; no one is responsible for your personal growth, and development; if you do not do what is required of you, you will not become who you are meant to be, and your life will be just a shadow of the real you.

Disappointments await those who expect others to do for them what they should do for themselves; your happiness should not be determined by anyone else other than yourself. Live your life as you would want it lived, not as anyone else  would want you live it. Whatever becomes of you is your responsibility, and you will live with the consequences of your choices, irrespective of how it was made.

Live for what you believe to be true; live for what you know to be right; your input is of great value and effect to the existence of all; you are a part of the whole, but if you do not keep yourself right, and in good shape, you cannot bring the necessary contributions and impact the world needs from you. In the words of Edwin Elliot, "By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before."

Kamikun John, Author 366 days of wisdom.