So today I started watching a show I haven't seen in ages. Fairy Tail. Truly this is one amazing show. not only does it touch your mind, but it touches your heart as well. In the time I'd stopped watching it I had forgotten just how much shows like it influenced who I am today. How it taught me to fight for what I believe in and do what I believe is right.

It taught me that there is always hope, even in the darkest of caves or the deepest pits. You can always look to the coming day. That sunrise marks the end of your struggles. That is something I will never forget again. Those ideals pushed me to be a better person. They taught me how to love myself for who I was and how to love everyone, regardless of how different they were. Whether it's their sexuality, their race, their religion, their political standpoint or even something as simple as their taste in foods.

I learned how to respect all of that and still be able to call that person my friend. True friendship means looking past the differences and seeing the person that is there. the person you see as your friend or your brother, your sister, your boy friend, your girlfriend, husband, wife or otherwise.

I don't ever want to forget that again. It's something I want to treasure in my heart because when all is said and done at the end of the day, your ideals are what help you find the will to push on. I know I have that will within me and I will never give it up. I will face each day with my head held high.