Antaeus The Greek Giant
I’ve always been captivated by mythology, I was told a story today by a good friend of mine about Antaeus the giant, a Greek Giant. Antaeus derived his strength from his mother who was the earth, so as long as he stayed grounded literally he would be unbeatable. It was said that Antaeus was the strongest man on earth, he would challenge all visitors and men to wrestling matches, which he would always win and after that he would slaughter his opponents.
One day Antaeus challenged Hercules to a match, during the match Hercules discovered that no matter how many times he threw Antaeus about on the ground instead of getting tired he seem rejuvenated, so Hercules realized that Antaeus was getting his energy from the ground, the earth who was his mother. So Hercules lifted him off the ground and in the air for enough time to drain him of his strength, then he killed him.
It sounds like a sill story, but Mythology I believe isn’t really testimonies written by Jesus, they are-kind of like explanations or a manual on how to live or maneuver our lives. The story of Antaeus the giant is simple, don’t ever get caught up in the hype of what is happening to you, remember where you coming from, and you wont be like Antaeus who allowed Hercules to sweep him up in the air and defeat him.
Remember where we are coming from and how we came from there will help us staying where we are, This story is one of “humblility”, no dictionaries have the word I just used as an actual word and I know that, but I’ve never been grammatically correct, i’m delivering a message not a English ethic.
It’s hard not to hype especially when people around you push you, believe me if I inherited a couple billions I would interrupt the news with a paid announcement, wearing a white T-shirt saying “Bitch i’m fucking rich” but that would be me acting like the people i’m trying to prove a point to. Plus me saying that would then mean, i would constantly be proving a point and spending more than i need to eh.
xoxoxoxox Lauren O Lauren. Asking God to guide me!
