I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
"Invictus" by William Ernest Henley
I saw the movie, "Invictus" and while it was moving (what I could decipher from the heavy South African accents), the best take away was the inspiring poem which gave the movie it's title, "Invictus."
The poem challenges us not to let fear get in the way of our responsibility to shape our own destiny. Despite the inevitable hardships we face, we must remember that life is about choice. We have the ability to make a choice how to respond to challenge.