I think that the whole reason we're here on this earth is to conquer the world, in a way. For me right now, the world I'm trying to conquer is the things I tell myself that keep myself from being the person I want to be, and from doing the things I want to do. So everyday I get up is an adventure; how am I going to get one step closer to being in control of my life today? How am I going to become a little better at writing, a little kinder, and a little more in control of the depression? And everyday I step forward or backward. This has been a huge month, LOTS of forward steps and very few backward.
Now, you're probably thinking that this isn't what you're talking about at all, and maybe it isn't, but I think the principle is the same with everything. You can't go out and conquer the whole world. But you can conquer a piece of it--be it a piece of land or a personal challenge, or whatever. And no government in the world can help you or stop you, because it all comes from yourself.
And I think, for me, part of that conquering has been those times when I've gotten to lift somebody else up--to conquer the world for them when they couldn't do it for themselves. That's when it's most worthwhile, I think. Those are the pieces that matter most to me.
I don't think I'm explaining this very well--at least not in the sense that I'm connecting it back to what you meant, very well. But I understand what you were talking about, I think, and it connects in my head....
