Invictus

INVICTUS

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
-William Ernest Henley

I had the opportunity to go and see the movie, "Invictus", tonight and cannot speak highly enough of it. It was very thought provoking and a necessary reminder of the man that Nelson Mandela was. The poem above is a poem sent from Mandela to the captain of the country's rugby team in the movie. The poem is the anchor the movie uses to provoke thought if one so chooses. I would recommend this movie to anyone and encourage everyone who sees it to take advantage of the opportunity to dig a little deeper and find the inspiration the movie brings to you.

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