Joseph Campbell

I dont know if it's just me or if my list just happens to generate a bunch of people that don't live in our time period. Sorry about that. But today my quote is from a man named Joseph Campbell. He was born on March 24th, 1904, in New York, New York. He had a younger sister named Alice. As a child he became obsessed with Native American Culture, even dedicated himself to find out the most amount of information on the matter. He even admitted to the adult stacks in the local library. He went to Columbia University where he was a member of the track team. Being on the track team made him able to go all over the world to run. In his travels he met a man who sparked his interest in Hinduism and Buddhism. His major ended up being European philosophy. He is most well known for his publications of comparative mythology. Joe died in 1987 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The quote from Joe is, "Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging." People see this a lot in movies. Just look at Rocky. A nonfamous boxer was able to make it all the way up to the championship, and even after taking a pounding, he ended up on top (even though it really did seem like he was going to lose for the majority of the fight). Also The Karate Kid is another great example. Daniel was beaten almost to a pulp, and even had one of his legs particially broken, but yet he was able to defeat the challenger with a swift kick, making him the champion of the martial arts tournament. If you dont understand by now, it means when you are backed into a corner sometimes you will come out on top, even though the odds are against you. Personally, I used to be in wrestling in middle school, and I was in a match where I was facing a 250 lb. guy against me...a 145 lb. Somehow I pulled myself together and got him in a headlock and won the match. Hopefully you will be able to test this on yourself someday, it truly amazes you when you realize what you have just done.
The word for today is Depreciate: To lessen in value.