What do you believe in?

I like to play music in the shower. Though I cannot hear the music over the splashing of the water, I like it when the music fills in the gaps in sound between each time the shower is running.  The song that started playing (it was on shuffle) was "Affirmation" by Savage Garden, and the lyrics went something like that..
"I believe the sun should never set upon an argument
I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem
I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone...."

What struck me was not the beliefs of the song-writer, but rather, the fact that he could clearly articulate what he believes in. The courage to accept his personality as it was, and to splash his own endorsement of it and sell a few thousand albums.

Let's just look at personal identification. Do you believe in something? Do you have the courage to stand up and say, "Look, this is what I believe in. And because this is what I believe in, I am ready to make real personal sacrifice to endorse it."

If you are not courageous, who can you lead? If you are not ready to sacrifice, what can you achieve?

Do you believe in something?
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