Wisdom In A Hot Dog

Well I won't back down
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of Hell
But I won't back down

No I'll stand my ground
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from dragging me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down

Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
Hey yeah, I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down

Well I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin me around
but I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down

Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
Hey yeah, I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down

Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
Hey yeah, I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down

No I won't back down

Tom Petty 

Well you see I wasn't in class those days that my English Teacher was talking about some hot dog story and some other stories that have a significant meaning. So when I read the assignment, Number fifteen I really didn't know what I was supposed to write about. Then I read the line "write a creative reflection in which you tell a story which captures an important teaching or a truth which you are passing on to your readers". Well you see I'm not writing a story I'm just going to say how it is, I'm going to tell you about a important teaching I've learned.

What I learned didn't come from a epic story, or someone who told me something that made me think, No it was a song that my dad showed to me. Something that when I listened to it I said to myself "I will never back down". To this day I've wanted to give up on so many things. School. Family. Relationships. Friendships. Life. Basically all the hard stuff in life that I sometimes can't handle. Especially when everything happens at once. So when I listened to this song it was like someone very religious saying god spoke to them. It spoke to me in a way that stuck in my head. I could sing every word to this song without the music. It told me don't give up, there are many obstacles but you can fight your way through and you will win. I know it's silly to base a serious teaching of your life from a song but at that time it was the only thing I had. The main thing I've learned it to not give up no matter how hard it gets.