Troy

I am finally done with reading the Fall of Kings.

This book wasn't the best of the three, I found it a little too depressing. The entire story was bleak, with the inevitable fall of Troy, along with my heroes. Then there was the cliched line, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery," which I did not like at all.

But in any case, I liked the series and with every book I read, I draw inspiration from the characters the author paint.

The men, to name a few;
Helikaon, the Golden One
Hektor, the bravest of Troy
Banokles
Augurios
Kalliades

The women;
Andromache
Kalliope
Helen
Kassandra

When I read, emotions rise in me, and now and then, I feel touched and motivated by the heroes. They are fiction, but they are very, very human. All of them are flawed, with their own weakness and demons, but they all rise up to their fate and face their fears in the eye.

Life today brings challenges that are different in form, but in substance, they are the same. Fear is the same feeling of hopelessness, where you know you are fighting a lone battle which you may lose. But courage will always be present, alongside fear, and sometimes, what you need is discipline to surmount the fear, and most of all, hope.

Like the heroes, I want to be able to laugh off the weariness and demons.

Dia is on her way to become a better person!! : )