(*If you don't like reading line after line of cliches and cheesiness, maybe you should skip the "introduction"*)
I present: The Struggle, 1v1 edition, winning a whopping 5 matches.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-174267002
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-174267709
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-174268372
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-174268326
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-174268568
What was the defining essence that made the struggle so powerful?
“When you struggle with your partner, you are struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them touches a denied weakness in yourself.” - Deepak Chopra
Together, the struggle became more than a question regarding the characteristics and the flaw of (poke)mankind. It became something more; and as the team bonded together, it became not only a powerful connection that was hard to trump, but also a more permanent bond, one that marked the true meaning of friendship, joy, and teamwork. But the effects of the struggle were yet to be felt; or so we thought:
“There is scarcely any passion without struggle.” - Albert Camus
And passion was felt throughout the whole journey. Passion is what drives us to do what we do. Passion is the defining force behind the innovators of the world around the world. Without passion, the world would be an empty, dark place. Without struggle, there is no passion. But most importantly:
“You stay safe, You love. You survive. You laugh and cry and struggle and sometimes you fail and sometimes you succeed. You Push.” - Carrie Ryan
And despite the exploding blocks of ice, the vicious pink cats, the ghost bugs of death, and the indestructible magnets, the struggle could not hold us back. We survived, and laughed, and cried, and failed, and succeeded. But we still pushed.
And look where we got. 1125 on the ladder, with the potential to go farther. Maybe someday we will reach number 1, but it will take more struggle and passion than we have ever mustered.
liek dis if u cri evry tim ;;
also note that the cheesiness of this will probably be painful to everyone, including me.
