Invictus the poem ... by William Ernest Henley.

It is needless to say how moved I was by this poem, I looked it up right after class, shared it with my friends back home, posted it on instagram and tweeted it. 

The reason is that it has such a powerful meaning. Who among us did not face dark moments, and in those moments thought the dark tunnel will have no light at the end? Who among us didn't feel the suffocation around their soul during these moments? And then not only you read this poem, but you get to know that a man like Mandela (regardless of your political or personal opinion of him) who served 27 years locked behind bars did not allow the darkness to suffocate his unconquerable soul but managed to come out of this dark place and do good to his nation.

*Invictus, meaning "unconquerable" or "undefeated" in Latin, is a poem by William Ernest Henley. The poem was written while Henley was in the hospital being treated for tuberculosis of the bone, also known as Pott's disease. He had had the disease since he was very young, and his foot had been amputated shortly before he wrote the poem. This poem is about courage in the face of death, and holding on to one's own dignity despite the indignities life places before us. 

My Coat of arms represents how i see change and react to it and my environment in which the change is taking place.

Its starts at the bottom and works its way up:

The sun which rises every day is the embodiment of change as each day brings with it a new beginning in every sense as it cannot be the same as the day gone by. this is an inevitable fact of life therefore i have to face change each day regardless of my perception to it on the day.

The mouth represents communication and how i vocalize my reaction and feelings on any matter during the day.

the ears represents the need to listen to all and everyone around me in order to communicate with them.

the holdings hands is representative of my desire to be at one with all and everyone around me and is a desire which can only be achieved my listening and talking.

The smiling face on the top bar is mine and i am surrounded by smiling faces with whom i have communicated and listened to during the day and the skyscrapers is representative of my desire to create and build something each day be it physical or emotional and it all ends with me going to bed and sleeping the peaceful sleep that only comes with knowing deep within myself that i have done the right things throughout the day - now they may not seem right the next day but that is because that is a new day and really the day gone by cannot be judged on the basis of the new day as my actions should feel right for the time they were taken and not a moment sooner or later....

mu motto states: Stay tuned and keep listening, Do your best and the rest will come....(well in actual fact this is a sanitized version of 'Do your best and f**k the rest'....

that is me in a nutshell and reaction to change and my surroundings....