Who is the Judge

Date: 28-01-21
Published by: "Greatwolfman"

If you have seen "The great debaters" then this topic would be familiar to you

Who is the judge?

The Judge is God.

Why is he God?

Because he decides who wins or loses not my opponent.

Who is your opponent?

He doesn't exist.

Why doesn't he exist?

Because he is a mere dissenting voice to the truth that I speak.

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I was less than 5 years old when I saw "The great Debaters", I found this quote captivating that I immediately wrote it down and it became my power chant before going for any exams or test for as long as I can remember.

The movie (based on true events) features around the time where being a man of color itself was a crime, a time when women couldn't get a place in the society because they were considered inferior to men, a time when colored people were segregated and lynching colored people was more common than drinking coffee in the morning.

Despite all of this, a group of students didn't accept this reality and fought their way through it, a feat I found really inspiring, if they could achieve that, then what is stopping me?

Now, go back up and read it again to yourself

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Who is the Judge?

The moment you start looking at the Judge as someone who isn't human, your mindset will start to change. The one who Judges us all is God, not man.

Yes, I know what you're probably going to say, what about the "Judges", but here is the thing, even they are not above errors and mistakes and the law can be manipulated to suit whatever you want as long as you have a good lawyer.

The laws of men are filled with flaws but that of God is above such, the moment you start to see the Judge as someone far greater and more powerful than any human can hope to me, you have taken the first step towards achieving your goal.

People will always talk, it's human nature, they will criticize you or support you, they will try to be the judge and tell exactly what would happen.

Which asks an important question...

Why is he God?

In every competition, the judge decides who wins or loses, not your opponent. That should be your focus. The decision lies with the Judge.

There are game strategies that we can apply to try and psych the opponents out, you shouldn't be shocked if this happens during competition but the truth is that in the end, it doesn't matter what the opponents did or didn't.

You have a goal, pursue it, once you have accepted this fact, you have taken another giant step towards your goals

Who is your opponent

He doesn't exist, it might look as though you are in a competition with other people but you are actually competing with yourself, try to be the best version of yourself and of course, this isn't an easy task yet it is something you must do.

You need to realize that all that matters is you doing your best and the decision the judge makes, all other things are secondary

Why doesn't he exist?

He is merely a dissenting voice to the truth you speak. It's in the name - "opponent". Either he is with you or against you, as long as he doesn't share your goal, he doesn't exist.

I've always believed "fear" comes from knowing, you can't be afraid of what you don't know (or can you? ) perhaps fear of the unknown.

Your fears can also be your opponent, sometimes the only thing keeping us from achieving our goal is just fear, once you can eliminate that, nothing is holding you back. In this case, you need to also realize that "Fear doesn't exist" because "it's merely a dissenting voice to the truth that you speak?"

If you haven't seen "The great debaters", then I'm recommending it. It's pretty old hence why I think most people wouldn't be aware of it. If you do, then you are one of the oldies hahaha.

It's Friday, the best time of the week, I'm sorry I haven't been active as I should be but there are a lot of things to do these days at the school that just make one exhausted. I'll try to keep up with my consistency.

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