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[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

The power of Loss. Use it!

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[wish-by-day.livejournal.com]

Wise words, sir.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

Loss is a really good motivator, and it helps unlock the greatest potential. *settles down, sitting criss-cross* Hi, Mrs. Brisby. You caught me training.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

I do all the damned time.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

My best ally in battle.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Long as you don't let it get the better of you.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

The key is to channel it properly. You can wallow in your loss or you can turn it into power.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

And if you let it go too far to the power side of things you lose the edge just like getting too angry. Think it is a balance.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

I leave it all on the battlefield. I don't carry it off. *nods, wisely*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

That's a good rule. Hard to do when your whole life is a war.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I could do that. I fight often, and it seems like every time I turn around there's someone trying to take over, but I still have time to go home to my family and relax with my friends and just live...

[miss-martian-x.livejournal.com]

But what if you fear what that power may bring?

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

Everyone's afraid of something. Like anything, you have to practice and train to channel that power, so that you can tap into it and stop.

[miss-martian-x.livejournal.com]

That is true. it's just so easy to lose control sometimes, which leads to bad things happening.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

You have to train until you can control it as simply as breathing. You have to be able to blink and bring forth the pain of loss and blink again and tuck it away into your heart.

[miss-martian-x.livejournal.com]

Such control is admirable. I am not certain that I would be able to do that. All that I am is just below the surface, I simply try my best to keep it contained.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

*concerned look* What's up?

[miss-martian-x.livejournal.com]

I did something terrible and I feel badly about it. Because I lost control of myself, someone was killed.

I may appear innocent and perhaps a bit naive, but it isn't who I really am. Although I work so hard to be good.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

Was it someone innocent?

*sits* Tell me what happened, you sound kinda like me.

[make-a-miracle.livejournal.com]

*nod* Emotion is certainly a potent thing. It's just a case of juggling.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

I'm not half-bad at juggling, really.

[make-a-miracle.livejournal.com]

No? *pulls hands out of his pockets and tosses him three juggling balls*

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

Nope! *accepts the balls and tosses them up, and they land, comically, one by one on his head and he frowns before trying again, this time juggling properly* Ha!

[make-a-miracle.livejournal.com]

*smiles* That's it. It doesn't matter if we fumble, we just pick them up and start again. Loss - that's more the flaming baton of juggling.

[gentle-saiyan.livejournal.com]

That's right.

Loss hurts, but it's such a good motivator on the battlefield, and they never really leave you. They're with you in spirit.

[make-a-miracle.livejournal.com]

If only you didn't have to fight but some choices just can't be changed or avoided.