After hearing about a tragic situation that has occur to someone in my family I was incredibly distraught. I found myself in agonizing pain. I found myself plunging into my vices. It was only in the aftermath of my downward spiral did I realize that the person whom I was thinking so much of wouldn’t want me to be handling the situation this way. The person would look to me as a pillar of strength. As someone he could lean on. It dawned upon me that I had to be strong for him during this injustice moment in his life. Being strong for them means to call all the strength I have available into continuing the direction I am going during this trying period. This is a positive idea because me being strong enough to stomach this situation makes it easier for everyone else in my family to do the same. It also makes the entire family as tough as it can be. The down side about this idea is that it can be taken too far. One can become a brute and find themselves insensitive to the delicate feelings of others. When putting this idea in to practice I have to be mindful of that. An interesting thing to add is that people are able to do remarkable things for other people. Who knows why this is the case. This idea truly taught me that I can use the love I have for my family as a source of strength. This idea also taught me that I’m not the most important thing to myself. As I pulled all the strength inside me to do what was necessary I’ve found that this can be done when I accepted that I had to Be Strong for them.