Nerd of the Day

First I should say today is a bit of a nerdy today. I'm off to Toronto to go to a cheap comic book store with my boyfriend and his friends. However what do I do while I'm slowly falling asleep early in the morning on the GO Train? Why, of course, I shall write a nerdy quote from none other than the latest movie 'The Dark Knight Rises'. The wise fellow from the movie I shall quote is the villain Bane as he fights Batman,

"Oh yes, I was wondering what would break first, your spirit or your body?"

Now after this as a quick SPOILER ALERT!!! Bane does actually break Batman like in the comics. (Which of course one can appreciate that Christopher Nolan kept this event while introducing Bane into the story). Anyways I think this is a great quote that each and everyone can probably refer to in their daily lives.

Any task one does you have two options the way I see it: quit when your body can't give anymore OR when you don't have any hope left anymore.

A good example of this is when I went running yesterday. When do you slow down and walk? Your legs are burning up and you're running out of breath, but your mind tells you you can make it to the next block. You can do it. You can do it!

But which voice is more powerful? Louder? Your spirit, or your body? Batman's was when he wasn't physically able to stand anymore. His spirit was urging him to continue and destroy Bane. His spirit ran him into the ground. However, even once his body was no longer capable his spirit still persisted to carry on and get better once he was broken so he could save Gotham.

I can't say I am the same in every situation. Sometimes like running I wait until my body tells me I'm done. Other times it is your spirit telling you to push on. I think though if your spirit is crushed there is no way to go back.

Your body can be fixed and brought into an emergency room. There is always a cure. Your spirit though? What is there to fix your spirit? If someone tells you you are a hopeless cause or worthless, what can bring you back up? Although, your spirit can be a lot harder to break. Especially if you have very strong feelings towards that something.

Well that is all. And if you haven't watched 'The Dark Knight Rises' then do it!